Now that we’ve taken a swag at the position players, it’s to time to project the four full-season pitching staffs. This is only the third time I’ve attempted this and I’m reminded every time I work the board why I resisted trying this in the first place: It’s really difficult. The previous two times, I …
For the third straight spring, I think we’re looking at a spring training with not much drama for the minor-leaguers. This, of course, is a good thing in the bigger picture of the organization. Contenders don’t come into camp raving about how their kids are going to make this season a championship run. It also …
We finish this little exercise in killing time forecasting with a look at the Harrisburg Senators. But first, let’s review my picks for last year’s 2013 AA squad (mistakes in red, wrong roles in blue, not quite right in purple): CA – Jeff Howell 1B – Matt Skole 2B – Ricky Hague SS – Jason …
Picking Low-A is a matter of guessing who will move along from Auburn and who might be held back. The former is fairly common, but the latter isn’t. With High-A, it’s not so much who might be held back but who will be kept down by the FAs in AA and AAA (this is less …
We’re a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting, and if aging veteran minor-league backup catchers are getting this much press, then it’s safe to say that folks are wee bit desperate for spring training to start. In that spirit, it’s time for my annual humbling as I guess how the rosters (position players) for …
Picking up where we left off, here are Washington’s nos. 16 through 31 in the 2014 Baseball America Prospect Handbook: 16. Pedro Severino 21. Jefry Rodriguez 26. Nick Lee 17. Drew Ward 22. Nick Pivetta 27. Robert Benincasa 18. Aaron Barrett 23. Blake Treinen 28. Rafael Bautista 19. Jeff Kobernus 24. Christian Garcia (6) 29. …
As those of you on the Twitters already know, the 2014 Baseball America handbook did indeed arrive in yesterday’s mail. The staff has been reviewing it and so over the next couple of days, we’ll discuss what they found. Like two years ago, the moves made in November and December are not reflected in the …
February has finally arrived… and so has the latest transaction post from Baseball America (and with any luck, my copy of the handbook is in the mail truck I can hear going by; yes, I’m that pathetic). The Nats have recently signed the following players: LHP Zach Jackson RHP Juan Bermudez RHP Warner Madrigal OF …
As I get older, I’m convinced that Januaries are like watching your preferred gender walk on by… but in reverse. Each one seems uglier than the last. Now that we’ve dispensed with the obligatory comment on the weather, here are a few items to pass along as we wait out this [expletive deleted]. Keith Law …
With the announcement today of the full list of 2014 non-roster invitees (NRIs), we now have a good sense of the minor-leaguers who will begin spring training next month with the big boys. Suffice it to write, the vast majority of these guys won’t make the Opening Day roster. But with a new field manager*, …