Here’s a look at how the Nationals fared over the weekend in the Arizona Fall League… FRIDAY Scottsdale broke into the win column with a 7-3 decision over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Derek Norris was the DH and went 1-for-4 with an RBI and 2K Pat Lehman pitched the 9th and allowed a hit and …
As predicted earlier this week, Brad Peacock appeared on a second list (wouldn’t want to draw up 20 unique prospects for each level – who’d want that?) issued by the folks at Baseball America — coming in at #9. As expected/feared, Peacock was the sole National on the list. Here’s the highlight from the scouting …
It was a light afternoon yesterday for the Nationals prospects in a 3-2 loss by the Scottsdale Scorpions to the Salt River Rafters.
Sammy Solis started and went three innings, allowing a run on two hits and three walks. He struck out none while throwing 53 pitches, just 30 of which were strikes.
Bryce Harper remains hitless after going 0-for-5 with a strikeout. He once again played LF, making three putouts.
Baseball America is scheduled to release its Top 20 prospects for the International League later today.
The 2011 campaign started with a whimper as the Scottsdale Scorpions were pounded for a 10-1 loss. Four Nats saw game action…
Sammy Solis gets the start today, according to MASN’s Byron Kerr, who also had a feature on Lehman yesterday morning.
Believe it or not, the 2011 GCL Nationals were actually younger than the 2010 edition, which wasn’t exactly a tough achievement. As frequent commenter VladiHondo pointed out, this is largely due to the infusion of players from the D.R. — four bats, three arms — with Deion Williams as the sole American-born teenager. Despite being …
If you think that’s a contrived headline that does a disservice to Brad Peacock and Derek Norris while attempting to leverage a certain prospect’s “juice” to get more attention… you got me! But it’s been done before, you know. Harper, of course, was ranked as the #1 Prospect in the Eastern League by virtue of …
BA flip-flopping its schedule (again) made for a busy day yesterday… and messed up my plan for having a daily post today. So I’ll pass along some stories that separately wouldn’t warrant a post separately. …It’s no secret that the Nationals are unhappy with the arrangement in Viera, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have …
Well, the announcement came a bit sooner than previously reported, but the news is good: Destin Hood (#12) and Sammy Solis (#13) joined the ranks of the players anointed by Baseball America in the year-end prospect rankings by league. Like last year, this is a bit of a surprise. That’s because I felt like Solis …
If you just look at wins and losses, the 2011 campaign was a step back from 2010 for the DSL Nationals. If, however, you consider the trend of the team getting younger for the third straight year, then there’s a modicum of success for this year’s crew. The average batter was 18.1 years old, the …
OK, so maybe I’m being a little coy. Everybody knows who’s the #1 prospect in the South Atlantic League — Bryce Harper — the real drama is who else might get named. That would be A.J. Cole.^ranked #11 Before Manno’s minions (see update below) storm the offices in Durham, NC, don’t forget that Baseball America …