For the first time in forever, it looks like it’ll be a non-parka weather across the board tonight. Team Today’s Game (ET) Pitching Matchup (’18 Stats at Level) Fresno vs. Reno, 10:05 p.m. McGowin (3-2, 1.20) vs. TBD Harrisburg vs. Bowie, 6:30 p.m. TBD vs. Molina (1-9, 6.66) Potomac vs. Fayetteville, 7:05 p.m. Johnston (5-2, …
The wait is over, as the four full-season affiliates officially announced their Opening Day rosters. Let’s take a look at how it breaks down by the Watchlist: FRESNO Pitchers – Kyle McGowin, Austen Williams Batters – Carter Kieboom, Jose Marmolejos, Raudy Read HARRISBURG Pitchers – Joan Baez, James Bourque, Ben Braymer, Wil Crowe, Taylor Guilbeau, …
Earlier this week, the Nats made another round of releases: • LHPs Jared Johnson, Jose Jimenez • OF Kameron Esthay • RHPs Colin Morse, Jake Cousins, Alec Maley That may be it for a while. Time for your annual reminder that there will be a dozen or so names for whom we’ll have no information. …
It’s nice to wrong when it comes to the Nats and young ballplayers. Yesterday, I lost my Dukes Bros. bet that the Nats would not add Jake Noll to the Opening Day roster. Then again, he was the first watchlist player to be added to the 40-man roster prior to Opening Day since GM Mike …
Since the Rizzo era began in 2009, no watchlist player has been added to the 40-man roster prior to Opening Day. Others have noticed…
The Nats teasing the exciting possibility of having Jake Noll on the Opening Day roster, only to make a last minute addition of a journeyman reliever or some grizzled, recently-cut infielder, would be very Nats. https://t.co/RVabrOkwB0
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Will he be the first? Maybe. It really depends on who’s available on the waiver wire over the next 29 hours or so.
Fingers crossed, maybe even toes, but my Dukes brothers dollar is still betting on a claim and a ticket to Harrisburg for Mr. Noll. I hope I’m wrong.
Time for a little housekeeping, courtesy of a slew of moves made this afternoon by the big club: WAIVED OUTRIGHT OPTIONED REASSIGNED • C Pedro Severino • RHP Joe Ross (AAA) • RHP Henderson Alvarez • RHP Erick Fedde (AA) • RHP Aaron Barrett • C Spencer Kieboom (AA) • RHP Scott Copeland • LHP …
The Arizona Fall League may no longer be the true “finishing school” it never was. MLB announced some changes this week which boil down to: • It starts sooner (i.e. mid-September) • Everyone is eligible (e.g. no AA, AAA requirement) Previously, as non-MASN commenters already know, there had been restrictions on foreign players (one per …
Following Monday’s split-squad games, the Nats made the following roster moves: Optioned: RHPs Jimmy Cordero, Kyle McGowin, Tanner Rainey, Austin Voth Reassigned to Minor-League Camp: RHP JJ Hoover, OF Hunter Jones The moves effectively narrow the Opening Day roster down to the last two bullpen slots and the last man on the bench. While watchlister …
As many longtime readers know, I’ve been waiting for someone to pick up where John Sickels left off and provide a different perspective than Baseball America, which often parrots the front offices, and the MLB Pipeline, which doesn’t have to pretend it’s not the company line… because it is the company line. Earlier this year, …
It’s time to shift away from spring training coverage and wait for the minors to start up. This has become the new normal, making the call without a given circumstance like a managerial proclamation or a set of cuts. Besides, 21 games is more than enough to shake off the rust, sharpen the snark, and …