The Nats got single runs in the 4th and 6th to build a 2-0 lead but gave them back in the 8th and couldn’t score in their final two trips to the plate for a 2-2 kiss-your-sister tie. Gio Gonzalez tossed two scoreless innings in his spring debut, allowing a hit and a walk while …
Nine runners left on, two thrown out on the basepaths
Highlighted by a five-run 6th, the Nats finally got in the win column with a 9-3 win over the Braves. Max Scherzer dispatched Atlanta on 23 pitches over two innings with a 1st-inning hiccup over the LF fence by Dansby Swanson for the lone hit and run allowed. The Nats’ ace walked none and struck …
Twice the Nats took one-run leads, twice the Marlins answered to tie, but Washington had no answer for Miami’s final salvo in the 7th for another 3-2 loss in Spring Training. As is common with road games in the spring, five of “our guys” filled the starting lineup and accounted for two (2) of the …
Just a quick note to let folks know the 2018 Watchlist Reports are now complete. Most of the edits were on the pitchers who I punted on in hopes of them getting written up by either Baseball America or MLB Pipeline. That’s the proverbial “last shoe” from the horrid 2017-18 offseason.
11 whiffs, two pickoffs offset six walks drawn
All 30 players are homegrown
Because I know you’d just scroll down to this anyway: 16. Jackson Tetrault 21. Nick Raquet 26. Austin Voth (10) 17. Brigham Hill 22. Kyle Johnston 27. Joan Baez (29) 18. Jose Marmolejos (26) 23. Jose Sanchez (24) 28. Anderson Franco (14) 19. Drew Ward (12) 24. Jefry Rodriguez 29. Jakson Reetz (18) 20. Taylor …
If you’re thinking this is late, you’re right. Usually the book arrives in January, sometimes in early February. For better or worse, the Baseball America Prospect Handbook is the Bible for prospect followers insofar as everyone refers to it. I’d say more but—to steal from Jeff Foxworthy—who needs grief from folks who flip you the …
Pitchers and catchers report. They’re four great words, no doubt, but as you get older they’re surpassed by things like “they made an offer” or “kids start school today” or “the test was negative.” So whether you’re ecstatic (like Boomer) or indifferent (like Lulu), Spring Training starts today for the Washington Nationals. Yesterday, the Half …