Well, it’s been a week. I know some of you are still smarting from another late-inning collapse by the big club, complete with the requisite angst of “the guy we traded away did better than the guy we traded for,” as well as another managerial blunder (pro tip: when you have a true CF available …
For those of you not celebrating National Apple Dumpling day, today’s just another Saturday. For us, it’s that weird limbo with the big club steaming towards the playoffs, which nowadays means that “our guys” are mostly sitting the bench until the division is clinched. Believe me, I prefer this to the earlier days of this …
Don’t look back, Victor Robles – but someone may be gaining on you. At least as the Nationals’ top young OF prospect, that is, as 17-y.o. Juan Soto was named the 2016 Gulf Coast League Most Valuable Player as well as one of its postseason all-stars after leading the Rookie circuit with a .361 batting …
Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2015 are in italics. PLEASE NOTE: This format discriminates against multi-level players (hence: no Koda Glover and Lucas Giolito) and age relative to the level is a key factor, especially in the short-season leagues. I’ve also excluded players …
Both Potomac and Hagerstown lost last night and were eliminated from the playoffs to close the books on the 2016 Washington Nationals minor league season. Lynchburg 3 Potomac 1 • Crownover (L, 0-1) 6+ IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K • Orlan 1⅔ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K • Abreu 2-4, R, 2B • Page …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Potomac Lost, 6-5 (14 inn.) @ Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. Crownover (4-4, 4.28) vs. Brady (12-6, 4.95) Hagerstown OFF DAY vs. Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. Watson (1-1, 4.80) vs. Taveras (8-8, 3.26) Lynchburg 6 Potomac 5 (14 inn.) • Silvestre 5IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 5K, HR • Brinley (BS, 1) 1IP, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Potomac Won, 7-0 (7 inn.) @ Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. Silvestre (0-0, 2.08) vs. Lugo (8-5, 4.04) Hagerstown Lost, 6-1 OFF DAY N/A Potomac 7 Lynchburg 0 (7 inn.) • Whiting (W, 1-0) 7IP, 2H, 0R, BB, 3K • Gutierrez 3-4, R, 2B, RBI • Carey 2-3, R, 3B, RBI • …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Potomac OFF DAY vs. Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. Whiting (11-3, 3.45) vs. Esparza (2-4, 3.92) Hagerstown OFF DAY @ Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. Rodriguez (7-11, 4.96) vs. Tirado (7-1, 3.90) Potomac vs. Lynchburg – C.L. Division Series For the third time in three seasons, the Hillcats and P-Nats will square off in …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 4-3 (10 inn.) END OF SEASON N/A Harrisburg Won, 5-4 END OF SEASON N/A Potomac Won, 3-1 OFF DAY N/A Hagerstown Won, 9-5 OFF DAY N/A Auburn Lost, 4-3 END OF SEASON N/A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4 Syracuse 3 (10 inn.) • Ross 3IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 2K, HR …
Potomac turned to Whit Mayberry on two days’ rest and the 26-y.o. veteran responded with seven monster innings as the P-Nats clinched a second-half title with a 3-1 victory. The midseason pickup threw 79 pitches, 56 for strikes, and struck a career-high nine, getting Cuban cleanup man Yasiel Balaguert three times after the Prince Fielder …