Well, the Shohei Otani sweepstakes are over (read—if you can—Lt. Dans: It wasn’t the highest bidder) and the Giancarlo Stanton drama continues, but otherwise the hot stove remains unlit. Perhaps that will change when the Winter Meetings convene tomorrow in Orlando, but in the meantime, let’s use this downtime to vote on Washington’s minor-league pitchers …
In the latest BA transaction post, we’re finally seeing some free-agent signings for Washington: • 3B Michael Almanzar BRef • SS Jason Martinson BRef • OF Ryan Raburn BRef Yeah, the band’s getting back together… …Almanzar re-signs after splitting time between Detroit and Washington’s AAA teams in 2017. …Martinson, who went solo signed with Texas …
The pendulum has swung back to a consensus again, with just 17 different players named on 10 ballots. The top three players were so named on every ballot but one, as predicted in the comments. What’s perhaps the most glaring, albeit probably not unwarranted, is that last year’s #4 position player—Drew Ward—not only dropped off …
It’s time to put up a post before people think the site’s gone dark. This is our 8th annual crowd-sourcing exercise for the Top 10 (or more likely, Victor Robles and the next nine) minor-league position players. Quick rundown on how this works: Send me your Top 10 list of minor-league position players (40-man guys …
With the passing of Thanksgiving, it’s time to take a look at the next edition of the watchlist. This is one of the most difficult/depressing exercises because I kept running into two scenarios: The player had good numbers, but was (very) old for the level The players was age-appropriate for the level, but had terrible …
Another year has gone by and we’re at the cusp of the holiday craziness. I’m certainly thankful that I’ll be able to partake in Thanksgiving this year, having had : to ; surgery 53 weeks ago. Later this week, my oldest will turn 18, which is mind-boggling to me because it feels like this was …
For the first time in five years, the Washington Nationals added just two players—IF Kelvin Gutierrez and RHP Jefry Rodriguez—to its 40-man roster ahead of the deadline to protect players from the the Rule 5 draft. I suppose you could count Wander Suero, but he was about to become a free agent so that’s really …
The game started with so much promise for Mesa, with Victor Robles (pictured above, greeting the Braves’ Ronald Acuna) leading a salvo of back-to-back-to-back singles to open the game and take a 2-0 lead early. But it was all Peoria after that as the Javelinas scored eight unanswered runs to win the 2017 Arizona Fall …
No AFL update, but if you need a breathless preview of today’s title game, here you go. As we’re all familiar with the offseason cycle, with the AFL’s end comes the Rule 5 protection deadline (Monday, 8 p.m.) This, of course, has become less and less meaningful as the Nats system has thinned while the …
The Solar Sox ended the regular season with a thud, losing to Suprise, 10-5.
Three Nationals saw game action.
Daniel Johnson led off and played center field, going 1-for-5 with a two-run double and two strikeouts. Defensively, he had three putouts.
Kelvin Gutierrez (pictured) took third base and had an assist and an error. At the plate, he went 1-for-4.
Austen Williams was lit up for five runs again – this time on five hits over 2/3rds of an inning. In nine AFL appearances, he’s had just two outings in which he did not allow a run.
Today’s an off day before tomorrow’s obligatory Championship Game between the Solar Sox and the Javelinas. The game will be broadcast on the MLB Network and MLB.com at 3 p.m.