Weeks of speculation by dozens (OK, basically: us) was ended last night when the Nationals honored Daniel Johnson, Wander Suero, and Raudy Read with its 2017 Organizational Awards. Johnson ended a two-year run by Jose “Orange” Marmolejos as the Player of the Year with an upset win over Victor Robles with a .298/.356/.505 line across …
Fall arrived yesterday afternoon but we’ve yet to see the chill rains come. The big Nats are lurching towards the postseason, the drama reduced to who will make the postseason roster (a.k.a. who’s healthy enough to play) and how he’ll be used. 100 wins? Home-field advantage? Both possible but not probable. Even Stevie Wonder can …
Like the past couple of Septembers, we’re in a weird lull between the usual offseason sequence of events. The big club has already clinched – though that says a lot more about the division than the Nationals – but most of the focus on “the kids” is the singular (i.e. Victor Robles), which is fine …
Scenes from the Auburn-Batavia game on Sept. 7
Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2016 are in italics. PLEASE NOTE: This format discriminates against multi-level players and guys who were injured (hence, no Carter Kieboom or Juan Soto). Age relative to the level is a key factor, especially in the short-season leagues, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Auburn Won, 9-4 END OF SEASON N/A Auburn 6 Batavia 3 • Johnston 4IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 6BB, 5K • Chu (W, 2-1) 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K • Shepard 3-4, R, 2B, HR, BB, 3RBI • Scudder 3-5, R, 2-2B • Vilorio 2-3, R, BB The Doubledays erased an …
In a move that surprised just about everyone except the talk-radio philistines, the Washington Nationals called up their #1 position prospect, Victor Robles. On the other hand, the corresponding news that Brian Goodwin, the erstwhile 1st Rd. (supplemental) pick from 2011 who finally realized his potential this season, was likely done for the year should …
GCL Nationals lose GCL Finals, 2-1
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Auburn Lost, 8-6 @ Batavia, 7:05 p.m. Crowe (0-0, 2.55) vs. Perez (4-1, 1.88) GCL Nationals Lost, 2-1 vs. GCL Yankees East, 12:00 p.m. State College 8 Auburn 6 • Romero 4⅓ IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 10K, 2WP • Guillen (L, 0-3) 1⅔ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 3-2 END OF SEASON N/A Harrisburg Lost, 7-4 (12 inn.) END OF SEASON N/A Potomac Won, 5-3 END OF SEASON N/A Hagerstown Won, 11-6 END OF SEASON N/A Auburn Won, 4-1 @ State College, 7:05 p.m. Romero (0-1, 4.02) vs. Oviedo (2-2, 4.25) GCL Nationals Won, 7-5 vs. …
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