The trend of a consensus on a handful then free-for-all returns with the latest iteration of the NationalsProspects.com Top 10 Position Players list. This year 21 players were named on 10 ballots (including mine). It was 24 a couple of years ago but only 15 last year. The top two picks were either #1 or …
Well, it’s that’s time of the offseason where I turn to my readers to help generate pageviews fill the void of the offseason, which seems slower than usual this year. For the folks who aren’t familiar – or have forgotten – here’s the deal: Send me your Top 10 list of minor-league position players (40-man …
Things have been slow on the minor-league front, but yesterday we got news on who the coaches will be for 2016: SYRACUSE Manager – Billy Gardner, Jr. (returning) Pitching Coach – Bob Milacki (returning) Hitting Coach – Brian Daubach (reassigned from Harrisburg) HARRISBURG Manager – Matthew LeCroy (reassigned from Washington) Pitching Coach – Chris Michalak …
Well, here we are again for the sixth pass at the next season’s watchlist, which seems to get smaller every year as the big club continues to deal away guys and/or drafts lower. Now, for the obligatory explanation of its origin and tenets… Prospect rankings to me are like listicles — yes, they are effective …
It’s hard to tell whether this is a slow offseason so far or if my offline life has pushed this little hobby of mine to the backburner, as the expression goes. Probably both. The chatter in the comments is centered on the big club, and while sometimes that bothers me, if there were an alternative …
Time for our first update on how the Nationals’ minor-leaguers are doing in the winter leagues thus far. All statistics as of 11/22/2015. BATTERS PLAYER LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG SB Rafael Bautista DWL 26 91 12 27 5 1 0 6 9 11 .297 .360 …
The Salt River Rafters scored single runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th innings and withstood a late rally from the Scottsdale Scorpions finish the 2015 campaign with a 4-2 win. As you might have guessed, just one National got into yesterday’s game: Drew Ward (pictured). The turns-21-next-week Oklahoman was the designated hitter but …
The Solar Sox posted a picket fence to take a 3-1 lead in the middle innings, then put the game away with a three-spot in 6th for a 6-1 win over the Rafters.
It may seem like all Christopher Bostick, all the time, but when he’s the only National to appear in the game…
Bostick once again batted second and played second base. At the plate, he was 0-for-2 two with two walks drawn and stole a base, his sixth of the fall. In the field (pictured), he had a putout and three assists, including the pivot on a 6-4-3 double play.
The 2015 AFL season concludes for the Salt River Rafters with an afternoon game against the AFL East champion Scottsdale Scorpions.
Salt River scored twice in the 1st and held on to the lead for a 4-2 win over Mesa to stave off elimination. Two Nationals appeared in the game. John Simms got the start and went three innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out two. He threw 45 pitches, …
For the second time this fall, inclement weather canceled a game for the Salt River Rafters. Meanwhile, the Surprise Saguaros beat the Scottsdale Scorpions to clinch a spot in Saturday’s AFL Title game, which could be a rematch of yesteray’s game unless Scottsdale continues to lose and Salt River starts to win. The Scorpions and Rafters play each other on Thursday.
John Simms is the listed starter for Salt River for this afternoon’s game against Mesa.