The accolades keep coming for the Nats system as The Athletic’s Keith Law included five Washington prospects in his Top 100 MLB prospects 2023 List ($). James Wood – 16 Since we’ve already covered this twice, let’s skip to Law’s assessment: [H]e’s going to struggle more with contact as he moves up the ladder, but …
After a decade of one, two, or none, the Nationals have four (4) players in the MLB Pipeline Top 100. Joining the usual suspect—Cade Cavalli, natch—are last summer’s crown jewels of the Juan Soto trade, James Wood and Robert Hassell, and the 2022 1st Rd. pick (5th overall), Elijah Green. Cavalli, who was ranked #39 …
Alright, picking up where we left off… 16. RHP Thad Ward 21. RHP Zach Brzykcy (37) 26. RHP Gerardo Carrillo (8) 17. OF Roismar Quintana (25) 22. RHP Jake Irvin 27. OF Daylen Lile (18) 18. LHP Matt Cronin (15) 23. LHP Evan Lee (22) 28. LHP Tim Cate (19) 19. C Israel Pineda (23) …
The digital copy of the 2023 Baseball America Prospect Handbook has arrived, which is a sign that the offseason is starting to ebb (because it sure as hell ain’t flowing). Unlike a year ago, there’s no group of guys that people so desperately want to be prospects but have exceeded the thresholds of 130 AB, …
The payoff from last summer’s selloff came yesterday as the Boys in Durham™ released their first Top 100 Prospects List of 2023 (is that preseason or post-postseason?). Joining Cade Cavalli from last year, which saw three Nats make the Initial Top 100, are James Wood (11), Robert Hassell (57), and Elijah Green (58). Keibert Ruiz …
The Nationals love their legacies, though for the first time in a while, they went for a brother instead of a son. Elian Soto, brother of Juan, is the biggest name in the 2023 class as he was reportedly given a $225K bonus in addition to a $200K scholarship. However, outside of the “Natmosphere,” the …
Yesterday, Baseball America dropped its second transaction post of the year while several of last month’s MLFAs were assigned to Rochester: SIGNED, PLACED ON RED WINGS ROSTER ● RHP Jesús Liranzo ● RHP Joel Peguero ● LHP Francisco Perez (non-roster invite) ASSIGNED TO ROCHESTER ● RHP Odalvi Javier (signed 12/30/22) ● LHP Anthony Banda (signed 12/23/22) ● RHP Gerson Moreno (signed …
Hibernation, as longtime commenter and e-migo Souldrummer suggested, seems to be in order as things have slowed down considerably, this being just the second post of 2023. The last BA transaction update had one signing: journeyman RHP José Mujica. Two days ago, the big club converted a waiver-wire pickup (A.J. Alexy) into a turning-19 RHP …
Here’s my semi-regular offseason post to let you know the site has not gone dark. There’s just not much news.
It turns out that only two of the four places I went to last summer on my baseball road trip had enough usable pictures, and I’ll be posting these shortly.
I’ve resisted the urge to cover the dumpster dives signs of Michael Chavis and Dominic Smith, as the beat writers and the rest of the Natmosphere have this covered like a blanket over a Junebug. Even if one or both end up in Rochester, this only confirms what we already know:
Until something else breaks, I return you to your winter loathing.
Apparently, this is an even-year thing, as when I went looking for past editions it was 2020, 2018, and 2014. I do recall that early on it was ten ’10, eleven for ’11, etc. Anyway, with time on my hands and the prospect of no news until next year, let’s take a look at ten …