As was brought up in the comments from yesterday’s post, the early numbers from the Arizona Fall League aren’t pretty. But they’re not quite 9-of-22 with 4 INT, either. So we lift the coffee mug of small sample size and take a look… # # # The Domninican Winter League started up on Friday and a handful …
Make that five straight losses for Scottsdale, as Pat Lehman surrendered a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th that snapped a 6-6 tie. Derek Norris hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 9th but the Scorpions rally fell short for the eventual 8-7 score. Running down the individual performances… Norris went …
The Scottsdale spiral continues with a fourth straight loss, this time by a 14-5 count. Three Nats saw game action…
The Scorpions and Javelinas rematch this afternoon to finish out the second week of AFL play.
Scottsdale lost its third straight last night by a 3-1 tally to the Salt River Rafters to drop the Scorpions’ record to 3-5.
Bryce Harper was the sole National to appear in the game. He went 1-for-4 and made two putouts while playing left field.
The Scorpions finish the week with a home-and-home against Peoria tonight and tomorrow afternoon.
In other winter-league action…(why yes, I am stretching here to fill out the post)
After wading through the worst affiliate last week, it’s time to look at and reflect on what was — on won-loss basis anyways — the best. It’s also a yardstick of sorts for the 2011 draft*, which was decidedly tilted towards college players in general (36 of 51 drafted, 26 of 30 signed) and seniors …
Scottsdale was doubled up 10-5 for its second straight loss. Sammy Solis was knocked around for four runs on six hits and a walk over his four innings of work, giving up a pair of runs in the first and third innings. He threw 63 pitches, 42 for strikes while getting six outs on the …
A much busier day than usual for the Nats prospects in yesterday’s 3-2 loss by the Scottsdale Scorpions. The highlights:
Scottsdale returns to .500 (3-3) with the loss. Sammy Solis is slated to start tonight’s game against the Salt River Rafters.
The Scottsdale Scorpions picked up where they left off on Saturday and won their third straight, 4-3.
Bryce Harper drove in his first run with an RBI groundout in the 4th and snapped an 0-for-15 streak with a single in the 6th. He was intentionally walked in the 8th. Both times he reached base he stole second. On defense, he played left field and made two putouts.
Zach Walters was the designated hitter but went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
The two teams meet again this afternoon. Sammy Solis is most likely going to start tomorrow, while pitchers Rafael Martin and Matt Purke have yet to appear in a game.
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 …