There’s not quite enough news for a Saturday Smorgasbord, so I decided to get the offseason party started rather than wait another week. But I will break this into two posts to help keep the site going… this is only the second normal-length offseason since 2019—which, unlike a lot of folks in DC, I very …
After years of adding just one or two players, the Washington Nationals went hog-wild and protected six – the most since 2016and quite possibly since the franchise relocated to DC in 2004. Without further ado: IF Jake Alu LHP Matt Cronin OF Jeremy De La Rosa LHP Jose Ferrer RHP Jake Irvin RHP Jackson Rutledge …
Welcome to the time of the year when things get posted just to keep the lights on. Tonight is the deadline for the Nationals to add guys to the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft. As noted in the comments, one of their roster decisions got a whole lot easier with Seth Romero’s …
A three-run 7th by the Desert Dogs proved to be the difference as Glendale defeated Peoria, 6-3 to end the Javelinas season. Drew Millas was the sole National to appear in the game. He was the Peoria DH, batted fourth, and went 0-for-4, finishing the Fall with a .269/.313/.433 line. This is the first time …
Peoria’s pitchers retired 19 batters in a row before giving up a one-out double in the bottom of the 7th. Two right-side groundouts later, the Javelinas completed the 4-0 eclipse of the Solar Sox for a seven-inning, one-hit shutout and a spot in today’s play-in game against the Desert Dogs. Three Nationals appeared in the …
Rain washed away the penultimate game for the Peoria Javelinas. Today, they’ll visit the Mesa Solar Sox. It appears that the winner will play the Glendale Desert Dogs tomorrow in Peoria. The winner of that game will play the Surprise Saguaros on Saturday in Scottsdale for the AFL Championship.
Glendale broke open a 1-0 game with six-run 5th inning en route to a 9-3 win over Peoria. You probably already guessed from the pic above that Tim Cate took his fourth loss in five appearances, as he was bitten by the Desert Dogs for seven runs (three earned) on five hits (one HR). He …
The National League went to town on the American League with six runs in the bottom of the 5th as they won the coveted (well, no, not really) Fall Stars Game, 9-3. Both Nationals named to the roster appeared in the game. ● Drew Millas (who else?) was the N.L. starting catcher. He singled with …
The Javelinas broke out for six runs in the 5th to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 lead as they cruised to a 14-7 win over the Solar Sox. Three Nationals appeared in the game (no, you do not get credit for guessing Millas): Drew Millas returned to the lineup as the cleanup batter …
An early 2-0 lead evaporated in the chilly fall air in Peoria as the Scorpions scored in five straight “ups” to take this one, 11-3. Yasel Antuna (pictured above) got the start in left field and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout to push his Fall line to .235/.357/.324 in 11 games. He fielded a single …