The offseason Top 10, 11, 15, 20, 25 or 6 to 4 list season has begun, and it starts with Bullpen Banter’s Washington Nationals Top 15 List: No. Player Pos. 1. Anthony Rendon 3B 2. Lucas Giolito RHP 3. Brian Goodwin CF 4. Alex Meyer RHP 5. Matt Skole 3B 6. Tony Renda 2B 7. …
Picking up where we left off, now you can see how I’ve decided to change things a bit. Obviously, the most disturbing is the long list of pitchers that have been hurt or had surgery. And it’s by no means comprehensive. But right now, it’s impossible to ignore them (the term “Nationals elbow” proffered in …
With the season reviews complete, the Arizona Fall League finished, and the Rule 5 draft upcoming, it’s time to start looking towards the next iteration of the watchlist. I use the word “iteration” because I prefer to see this as something that’s evolving; Last year, I decided to be more exclusive. This year, I decided …
Time for our semi-weekly look at how the Nationals farmhands are doing in the offseason/winter leagues. All statistics as of 11/25/2012 12:40 a.m. EST. VWL HITTERS DWL HITTERS PRWL HITTERS VWL PITCHER DWL PITCHERS MWL PITCHERS PRWL PITCHER
The Nats’ stockpiling of free-agent pitchers continues with the latest transactions post from Baseball America: RHP Randy Consuegra RHP Deibi Yrizarri LHP Fernando Abad Consuegra is another former Boston farmhand, signed after pitching for the Colombian WBC team. He’s been out of professional baseball for the past two seasons. The logical inference is that Yrizarri …
We’re about to hit a lull here, especially with (American) Thanksgiving coming as early as it can. That throws me off a little bit because I tend to look back at what I did a year ago and follow those digital size 13’s (47½ European). With the end of the season reviews, it’s time to …
Waiting deep into the night to make the announcement, the Washington Nationals added RHPs Nathan Karns and Erik Davis to the 40-man roster in preparation for next month’s Rule 5 draft. Karns, of course, was the expected selection — the Nationals Minor-League Pitcher of the Year, leader in minor-league wins, strikeouts, WHIP, and opponent batting …
Today is the deadline for teams to set their 40-man rosters in preparation for the Rule 5 draft on December 6th. Like the Kardashians, this gets WAY more attention than it deserves, but people can’t help themselves from writing about it, largely because we’re in a dead zone between the end-of-season awards and the Baseball …
First, the stats… BATTERS PITCHERS Now, the thoughts Goodwin’s alleged baserunning gaffe not withstanding, the youngest of the AFL entrants acquitted himself just fine overall. He showed a lot more power than anyone might have expected — hitter-friendly environment or not. I still expect him to return to Harrisburg next year to work on his …
A little bonus coverage, courtesy of Lee Magenheim, who’s been supplying us with this year’s photos.