After a flurry of posts last week we’re back to offseason mode, exacerbated by the “short” holiday season and the coincidence of Christmas and Chanukah. Never mind the return of 1934 in 34 days. A year ago, we were consumed with the Shohei Otani sweepstakes. This year, Juan Soto, though it was pretty obvious that …
For the third straight year, the Nats picked a player in the MLB phase of the Rule 5 Draft, taking beleaguered Rays RHRP Evan Reifert. Reifert, who turns 26 in May, was originally drafted in the 30th Rd. by the Rangers out of North Iowa Area Community College in 2018 but did not sign. He …
For just the third time since the franchise relocated from Montreal to Washington, the Nationals will have the #1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft. There is, however, one crucial difference. Unlike in 2009 and 2010, there is no slam-dunk, no-doubt-about-it, even-a-Trump-supporter-can-tell-you guy. But unlike 2023, there’s no “well if they draft X, we’ll …
I’m not sure what it says about a Top 10 list that has three guys who pitched less than 20 innings, plus two more who were acquired during the season. Without further ado… Travis Sykora (4) Jarlin Susana (9) Andry Lara (10) Alex Clemmey Brad Lord Cade Cavalli (1) Tyler Stuart Jake Bennett* (5) Andrew …
Now it’s time to find out who’s your fourth favorite pitcher in the minors! Not so long ago—spring 2021, to be exact—there was talk of The Big Three (Cavalli, Henry, Rutledge) being in the rotation by now. Instead, we got Mitchell Parker, DJ Herz, and Jake Irvin. Now, it’s Travis Sykora, Andry Lara, and Jarlin …
I was hoping for more ballots, but the points are made up and rules don’t matter (or something like that)… OK, I’ll open the kimono… Dylan Crews (2) Brady House (3) Seaver King Yohandy Morales (4) Daylen Lile (6) Robert Hassell (9) Cayden Wallace Caleb Lomavita Luke Dickerson Angel Feliz Others receiving votes: Kevin Bazzell, …
It’s another week before the winner of the Juan Soto sweepstakes reveal winter meetings, so we turn to our next offseason ritual: Ranking the batters in the Nationals minors. This should be interesting, given how many there are to choose from versus five or ten years ago. He hasn’t graduated yet nor does his birth …
We’re almost to December, which means it’s time to interrupt the Black Friday Fortnight to take a peek at the 2025 Watchlist. Despite some inclusions that are based on inferences on draft position, not to mention an entire category thereof, I’ve decided to be tougher this year. Editing last year’s code from this post did …
Sometimes it’s a struggle to write this. Not because I don’t have anything to be thankful for, or because two days after the clocks were set back an hour this month, the calendar flipped back, too. How far back remains to be seen. But mostly because Thanksgiving reminds me of my Mom, who’s been gone …
Yesterday, the Boys in Durham dropped a transactions post, which is always welcome in the New World Order (since 2019-20) of next-to-no-minors-news from November to February. RE-SIGNED ● RHP Daison Acosta ● C C.J. Stubbs SIGNED ● RHP Clay Helvey RELEASED ● LHP Jeffrey Familia ● SS Diego Hernandez ● RHP Jose Hernandez ● RHP Anel Martinez ● C Jose Pena ● RHP Gustavo …