Kila Ka’aiue’s two-run homer in the 7th capped complete a comeback from a 4-0 deficit as the Nationals edged the Mets, 5-4 in the 2015 Grapefruit League opener. Max Scherzer made his Washington debut with two innings pitched, with one run allowed on a solo shot in the 2nd and two hits total while fanning …
The impending snowstorm — which will undoubtedly cancel school tomorrow as well as today — begs to differ, but the 2015 campaign begins tonight as the Nationals host the Mets in Viera. We’re done with the eyewash that is the first two weeks after pitchers and catchers report. In many ways, social media has made …
With the news that John Sickels’s 2015 Baseball Prospect book may be further delayed, I decided to finish the remaining player reports rather than wait any longer — just as I did last year.
We’re still in a dead period of sorts while we await the beginning of spring training games. For the second straight week, the Baseball America transaction report has seen nothing — no comings or goings — for Washington.
No news or not, it’s always a big deal when we close the books on February. It means baseball will be played next week, not next month, and April doesn’t seem quite so far away.
Well, at least until the next time it snows or sleets…
For the minors fans, the news is sparse this time of year, but thanks to MASN’s Byron Kerr, we can at least discuss the annual list of minor-leaguers who’ve been asked to come to camp early, a.k.a. “accelerated camp.” This is the analog to the Fall Instrux, as prospects are given extra time for instruction …
Spring training has only just begun but the prospect-ranking season, which never seems to end, culminated last night as Baseball America unveiled its 2015 Top 100 List. Lucas Giolito, the undisputed* #1 Washington Prospect, came in at #7 this year. Joining him on the list are Michael Taylor (#32), Reynaldo Lopez (#49), Erick Fedde (#90), …
Pitchers and catchers report next week, but I think it’s safe to say that we’re like Tampa Bay pitcher’s Kirby Yates’s bulldog* — ready to go, but not all that excited. * Well, maybe not; the guy lives in Lihue, Hawaii. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m talking about the prospect perspective. Fans of the …
Having reviewed the Baseball America Prospect Handbook, but knowing the Sickels version is still another couple of weeks away, I’ve spent this weekend making another pass through the player reports. There’s a good chance that many of the guys I’m holding out on won’t be covered, but I’d rather be sure than just assume that.
Yesterday’s transaction post from Baseball America had but one name, Tim Alderson, a 26-y.o. RHP who began 2014 as a reliever for Baltimore’s AAA team in the International League and finished with seven starts in eight appearances for Oakland’s High-A entry in the California League.
(Yeah, the news is still slow).
So after you’ve enjoyed the brief respite from the winter weather, feel free to take a look at the player reports while we await the start of spring training.
Picking up where we left off, here are Washington’s nos. 16 through 31 in the 2015 Baseball America Prospect Handbook: 16. Taylor Hill 21. Spencer Kieboom 26. Drew Vettleson 17. Jake Johansen (8) 22. Raudy Read 27. Hector Silvestre 18. Felipe Rivero 23. Matt Grace 28. John Simms 19. Jefry Rodriguez (21) 24. Matt Skole …
I might not have been waiting by the mailbox as I did in years past, but the arrival of the Baseball America handbook still merits the stop-drop-and-read treatment. Over the next couple of posts, I’ll pass along my thoughts. You’ll not be shocked to learn that — yet again — the moves the Nats made …
If you’re here to find out which team Kim Kardashian’s favorite prospect thinks will win the Super Bowl, well then maybe the SEO ad partner I hired isn’t so bad after all. As the post title and pic suggests, here are few items to stew on while the dreaded month of January comes to a …