Team Today’s Game (ET) Pitching Matchup (’24 Stats at Level) Rochester @ Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Alvarez (4-7, 4.58) vs. Lauer (4-5, 5.26) The forecasted rains appear to have shifted from the afternoon to evening in Buffalo, where the Red Wings are slated to begin the 2025 season. But it’ll still be fairly cold, putting the …
Perhaps injuries were a factor… but there are always injuries, especially with Washington. Perhaps age was a factor (he turned 25 last month)… though prior to the pandemic, you could have counted the number of HS draftees on one hand, so an older prospect was the rule not the exception. But for the second straight …
Still waiting for the regular season to start. Over the weekend, the Nats made a few more moves…
● LHP Colin Poche added to 40-man roster
● LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara optioned to Rochester
● C Drew Millas optioned to Rochester
● SS Nasim Nuñez optioned to Rochester
● RHP Camilo Sanchez placed on Fredericksburg’s 60-day I.L.
I’m still expecting a series of releases later this week as the Nats pare down to the regular-season limits for the domestic minors.
Yesterday, Washington made a series of moves in the minors ahead of the regular season starting up for AAA next week: PLACED ON THE DAY 60-DAY I.L. ● LHP Gabriel Agostini ● C Jose Colmenares ● LHP Lucas Knowles ● LHP Liam Sullivan ● RHP Tyler Yankosky OPTIONED ● OF Robert Hassell ● UT Trey …
Yesterday, the Nats made the third set of cuts, as Darren Baker was optioned to Rochester while Daylen Lile, Yoyo Morales, and Cayden Wallace were reassigned to minor-league camp. As Zuckerman noted in his article (linked above), that brings the major-league camp number to 41, with 15 cuts to go. While ST stalwarts Robert Hassell, …
The Mets scored in three consecutive innings as they cruised to a 5-1 win over the Nats in a game shortened to 7½ innings by the rain. Alex Clemmey got the start and struck out six over three innings. He allowed one run on a home run and three hits total while issuing a walk. …
The Nats rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 5-4 but were shut down for the last six innings in a 6-6 tie with the Astros. Jarlin Susana got the start but was blasted for five runs on four hits and five walks over an inning and 2/3rds. He struck one (1). Andrew Alvarez would give …
The third set of cuts were perhaps made just a little easier in a 14-4 Tampa Bay demolition of Washington yesterday. DJ Herz got the start and muddled through three innings, giving up a solo HR and two hits total. He walked two and struck out one. Brad Lord was the first man out of …
The Nats led wire-to-wire, highlighted by a five-run 8th as they tripled up the Astros, 9-3. MacKenzie Gore grounded the Astros like Space-X without NASA, allowing no runs on two hits and three walks over five and a 1/3rd innings. He struck out six while winning his second ST game. Two watchlisters were in the …
Yesterday afternoon, the Nats ‘pen blew leads of 7-2 , 8-6, and 9-8 to finish with a kiss-your-sister 9-9 tie to the Marlins in Jupiter. Mitchell Parker made his third ST start and gave up two runs on two solo HRs and four hits total over four innings. He walked none and struck out four. …