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Yesterday, I finished up the last of the 2026 Watchlist reports. That’s the 16th one since the site began, although I more or less punted on the 2021 edition due to the… wait for it… pandemic. Believe it or not, pitchers and catchers report next Wednesday. Let’s hope it’s warmer then than it’s been lately. …

Absent an official press release from Washington as in years past, here’s what I was able to synthesize from the team press releases… * = New Position for 2026 | ** New Assignment for 2026 | Italics = New to the organization ROCHESTER Manager – Matthew LeCroy Hitting Coach – Brian Daubach Asst. Hitting Coach* – Travis …

It’s been busier than normal for January, “thanks” to the 17 rankings that were released last week and, of course, the ice storm. …As noted in the comments, Andry Lara has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Rochester. It’s unclear what his usage will be this season. Eleven of his last 12 appearances for …

Just yesterday, it was noted that one player from the Juan Soto trade had not yet made the majors. This afternoon, the Nats traded away MacKenzie Gore for five Rangers prospects – one of the key pickups from The Trade™. Much will be made about who “won” the trade, but I’ll leave that to the …

For the third straight year, the Nats have placed three prospects among Baseball America’s 2026 Top 100 prospects. Also like a year ago, two of three are here for the first time. Very much like years past, the third is ranked despite injury and offseason surgery We’ll start with the New Kids on the Block, …

The Nats announced the signing of its 2026 International Free Agents, including four guys ranked in the Top 100 by Baseball America. While the Nats have shied away from spending big on one guy, a strategy that has not yielded results thus far, they did spend nearly $6M on four guys: ● OF Samil Serrano, …

Just your annual January post to let the AI robots know the site is still running, even if the operator doesn’t go as far or fast as he used to. As the visual pun suggests, I’ve been filling in the player reports for the 2026 Watchlist while we wait for the spring and try not …

Overnight, the Boys in Durham emailed me the digital copy of the 2026 Prospect Handbook. Here are some takeways… ● As I suspected, the additions of Eli Willits, Harry Ford, and Luis Perales buoyed Washington’s ranking to #19, which is down from #15 last year. ● Ford is the #8 catcher, Willits is the #12 …

In its never-ending quest to generate “more engagement,” Baseball America released its Top 30’s ahead of the 2026 Handbook release. Consequently, we’ll have to wait to see how far down the list Washington has tumbled (last year was 15) in relation to the rest of MLB or if the additions of Eli Willits and Harry …

I’ll admit to dragging my feet on this a little, but knowing that most people are back to work/school today, it’s time to check off one the last items for the offseason and starting working on the player capsules, a.k.a. the deeper dive that I can’t takie in-season because, well, too much other stuff to …