Fear not, seamheads. The list will be here before the weekend. The turnout the second time around was a little less — 17 vs. 19 — and lot closer. Twenty different hurlers got a vote, with four named on every ballot. No perfect score this time, which was not a surprise. Without further ado, the …
What began with the promotion of Randy Knorr from Syracuse Chiefs manager to Washington Nationals bench last month continued with the promotions of Tony Beasley and Matt LeCroy today. Beasley was named the Syracuse manager after a single season at Harrisburg, one in which the 44-year-old led the Senators to the Eastern League’s best record …
Our little experiment in crowdsourcing was enough of a success that I’d like to try it again to select the Top 10 pitching prospects. Send your Top 10 pitching prospects to natsprospects[at]gmail[dot]com (Link opens your preferred email client). Same methodology… I’ll compile them, weight them in reverse order (#1 = 10 points, #2 = 9 …
Last year, I wrote “The people have spoken,” referring to the poll for next steps regarding rankings and watchlists. This year, the sentiment’s the same but this time, it’s a little more literal. That’s because this year’s list is based on the opinions of those that wrote in to my query for submissions, not just …
Our weekly look at the Nationals players in the Winter Leagues, with all statistics as of 1:39 a.m. on November 27, 2011. DWL HITTERS DWL PITCHERS VWL HITTERS VWL PITCHERS MWL PITCHERS PRWL PITCHERS PRWL HITTERS As mentioned previously, some names have been dropped due to inactivity. As a reminder, the DWL ends on Dec. …
Of course, the events of the past 24-36 hours belie the idea that there is such a thing as the wisdom of crowds. But since we have an interesting convergence of both a lull before the winter meetings and only one major prospect ranking thus far this offseason, I think there’s an opportunity to tap …
It’s been a whirlwind couple of days in the prospect world, with the new CBA that’s changed the pipeline to the majors by imposing severe restrictions on spending and laid the foundation for an international draft. Ben Goessling of MASN makes a compelling argument that the new CBA is a reaction to what the Nationals …
Yesterday, we looked at the infielders and the catchers. Today, the pitchers and the outfielders. The same caveats apply. When I reviewed the 2011 watchlist a little more than two months ago, I made a vow to be a little tougher this year. Eighty-nine names made it last year, as of this writing, it’s 72 …
Paging Brian Oliver…Mr. Oliver, the white phone please… In the interest of passing along the analysis for folks to digest over the next few days: MLB Bonus Baby cuts to the chase: “The entire concept of a draft needs to be seen for what it actually is: a cartel by the owners of 30 organizations …
Now that the season reviews are done and the Top 10 (or 11, or 15, or 20) lists are around the corner, I’ve decided it’s time to start looking towards building the 2012 Watchlist. I’ve gone through this year’s season reviews, the Florida Instructional League invitees, and put them in a format similar to last …