News and Notes on the Nationals Minors since 2009
After adding just one player to the 40-man at the Rule 5 deadline in 2018 and 2019, the Nats went hog-wild in 2020 and added two – RHP Joan Adon and IF Yasel Antuna. In all seriousness, the Bizzaro World 2020 season reduced this number significantly, with nine players added to the 40-man from July …
In the 21st century, a tweet can launch a thousand stories, even if it’s from a deranged lunatic.But enough about Elon Musk. I’m proud I secured a commitment from the @Nationals to ensure new Major League affiliate for Rochester Red Wings to keep Red Wings ‘safe at home’. There’s no doubt @RocRedWings will keep knocking …
Given how slow the news is, we’re reduced to reading tea leaves about the future of minor-league baseball and which teams the Nats will affiliate with in 2021. Perhaps the new thing that seems to be the most difficult to understand is that this is a brave new world and it’s no longer up to …
News about the forthcoming MiLB reorganization continues to trickle out. Like Burger King setting up shop across from McDonald’s, the Mets followed the Yankees in announcing their 2021 affiliates. And while it’s oh-so-tempting to make fun of the Mets doing Mets things (e.g. omitting key details as to the levels and leagues), the truth is …
While the Civil War between MLB and MiLB continues, the recent affiliate announcement by the Yankees gives some clues as to the future landscape of minor-league baseball. Perhaps most notable is how one of the affiliation swaps is with former indy-league team Somerset, which will replace Trenton in AA. Hudson Valley will become the new …
Hold on to your butts, there’s a lot to process here. Let’s start with the easiest… TRANSACTIONS Per Baseball America, the Nats signed the following minor-leaguers: C Jakson Reetz 1B-OF Aldrem Corredor RHPs – Joan Baez, Paolo Espino, Francis Peguero, Ronald Peña, Mario Sanchez SS Manuel Gerardo UT Brandon Snyder FREE AGENTS Likewise, the following …
Perhaps this is ruining next week’s update, but news is news… Yesterday, Baseball America reported on some of the proposed stadium upgrades and as you might have already guessed, they’re like a toddler at a Toys “R” Us: Locker rooms of 1,000 sq. ft. or more Separate food preparation and eating areas for both teams …
Still got nothin’ Tonight is Game 6 of the World Series, which only matters to us at this point as a milestone from the offseason to the off-offseason (or is that that off-off-offseason?). There’ll be some news about minor-league free agents… if there are any left that weren’t released in late May. And then… I …
Let’s face it: ain’t nothing goin’ on right now. Tangentially, we can infer by the slew of outrights this month that the big club is preparing for a major rebuild this offseason, with some former prospects departing for good and longtime fringe guys getting their proverbial cup of coffee before their expected outright. The market …
That said, the re-organization is so extensive there’s no guarantee that Harrisburg will stay in AA or that F’burg will stay in High A. The post-MiLB world has been the discussion in the comments, and I began to compose a rather lengthy reply to the comment above from Pilchard when I realized this would be …