Here it is, kids. Now that the Rule 5 draft is over, this can be finalized. I was expecting not to add any names; drafting 16th in a crop that nearly every prospect guru said was thin, that seemed obvious. I was hoping not to drop any names, but the Yankees and Cardinals seem to …
Just 12 players were taken in the major-league phase of the Rule 5 draft, but two of them were Nationals — RHP Brad Meyers and OF Erik Komatsu. The Nationals passed with the 16th pick. Meyers was the expected choice, but Komatsu was the wildcard and was actually taken ahead of Meyers by the Cardinals …
Picking up where we left off yesterday (sorry, but this time of year, whenever I can break up a post idea to keep the site fresh, I’m gonna do it), Baseball America has listed its potential targets for the Rule 5 draft. I’m passing along the 21 non-Nationals named, grouping them by type… Blaine Hardy, …
As we’ve discussed previously, the Rule 5 draft is no longer what it once was, thanks to the rule changes that have effectively turned it into an exercise of roster-filling. Sadly, that’s a reference the minor-league phase, for which the information is sorely lacking. As I summed up last year (dates adjusted, of course): There …
Our weekly look at the Nationals players in the Winter Leagues, with all statistics as of 12:59 a.m. on December 4, 2011. DWL HITTERS DWL PITCHERS VWL HITTERS VWL PITCHERS MWL PITCHERS PRWL PITCHERS PRWL HITTERS In lieu of a morning reading post unto itself, I’m passing along the following… …Federal Baseball writes about how …
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. …