News and Notes on the Nationals Minors since 2009
We’re five months into 2020 and it’s still only January… OK, fine, maybe it’s not that bad. The “on this date” feature from my photo backups shows it’s been worse. But every offseason feels longer than the one before, which I think (I hope) is just a function of getting old. As the headline says, …
Yesterday, the boys in Durham released their annual SEO for the Prospect Handbook, and as you might’ve already guessed, it was the usual suspects – Carter Kieboom and Luis Garcia. Coming in at #15, Carter Kieboom. With the departure of Anthony Rendon via free agency, Kieboom has been tabbed by the Nats beat writers and …
Spike is no longer with us, but if he were, this is the face he’d make when looking over the latest transaction post from Baseball America.
As noted in the comments, I’ve been checking the league transactions from the PCL to the DSL just about every morning for weeks now in the vain hope of seeing something new or different. Instead, it’s been like visiting the Black Valley Public Library in Coalfield, TN.
Without further ado, here’s who the Nats have officially signed:
● RHP Dakota Bacus
● RHP Bryan Bonnell
● RHP Javy Guerra
Unofficially, I’m sure there’s more; as many of you know, transaction news is often very spotty. We now return you to you offseason slumber.
While there’s suddenly plenty of news on the MLB side of things, it’s mostly the kind of things we hear too much about from the current administration (lying, cheating, hypocrisy). On the minor-league side, things are are still quiet. Sorry, but Boomer will still snore through 4A signings like Mac Williams, as he should. The …
Sorry, nothing new to report. Baseball America, which is the most reliable source of transaction information during the offseason (since MiLB has fewer interns to exploit), has only caught up to mid-December and I’m sure only one or two of you may be more excited than Boomer when he heard about the signing of 34-y.o. …
With the federal holidays falling on a Wednesday in 2019-20, it feels like everyone has taken last week and this week off. I went back to work yesterday, but judging by the roads and the office, most people have not. It’s been forever since Baseball America or MiLB has let us know about free-agent signings; …
While I may have been waiting to see if the Nats were done on the trade front until January, the little burst of minor-league news last week kept this on the backburner until today. This was easier to compile than a year ago, though I’m not sure why. The system still skews old and there’s …
With Chanukah in progress, Festivus and Sostice past us, and Christmas Eve today, we’re in the midst of the holidays that mark the end of the year.
My annual wish for you is that by time you read this, your to-do list is all checked off, you’ve gotten to where you want to be, and you’re about to spend time with those you love and/or family 😉
Please be happy, be safe, and be grateful for what you have. There are (far too) many who are not.
If you can spare something to help change that—money, food, or just a moment of your time—then please do so. Kindness is something that we could all use a little bit more of.
Last week, the Nationals announced its managers and coaches for 2020: Affiliate Manager Pitching Coach Hitting Coach Fresno Randy Knorr Michael Tejera Brian Daubach Harrisburg Billy Gardner Jr. Sam Narron Brian Rupp Fredericksburg Tripp Keister Justin Lord Luis Ordaz Hagerstown Mario Lisson Pat Rice Jorge Mejia Auburn Patrick Anderson Franklin Bravo Mark Harris GCL Ralph …
While a bit specious, yesterday MiLB.com released its 2019 All-Stars for the Washington system. To justify this post make things a bit more interesting (and relevant), I decided to add two more columns for age – under 26 and appropriate to the level. I’m sure some of you will disagree 😉 POSITION MiLB.COM UNDER 26 …