Sabathia is a 1st ballot HoF guy. Photo wiki/flickr chris.ptacek The class of 2025 is now set. Two first-ballot hall of famers in CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki will join last-gasp 10th ballot electee and Virginia native Billy Wagner in Cooperstown later this year. They’ll be part ofa 5-man class, joined by selectees David Parker and Dick Allen. Here’s some quick … [Read more...] about BBWAA Elects three to the Hall
Nats 2025 IFA class Quickie Reactions
Here’s a quick overview of the Nats 2025 IFA class. Yesterday they signed 14 international players (6 from the Dominican Republic, another 8 from Venezuela) and sprinkled out bonuses of at least 300k to seven different guys. Here’s a few Quick Observations, since there’s obviously limitations as to what we “know” about a bunch of teen-agers in central and south … [Read more...] about Nats 2025 IFA class Quickie Reactions
Prospects 1500 Nats top 50
Crews remains #1 on the list… not for long. Photo via Crews’ instagram page. The first shop to try to do a major rank of Nationals prospects (Prospects1500) has dropped its rankings for our system. Let’s walk through their ranks and I’ll add some comments. I have a draft 2025 ranking for our system that (believe it or not) goes out to 90 or so guys, which is kind of … [Read more...] about Prospects 1500 Nats top 50
Nats playing the hits with recent signings
Lets hope we get 2024 Trevor and not 2023 Trevor. Photo a via usatoday We had some pretty clear cut needs heading into the off-season. Starter depth, a power-hitting 1B/DH option, maybe a 3B, and some bullpen help. In order to fill these spots, the team has turned to some familiar faces. The Nats have announced a couple of veteran player signings in the past couple of … [Read more...] about Nats playing the hits with recent signings
2025 Hall of Fame Ballot – How i’d vote
Here’s my “who i’d vote for” on the 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. I’ve fallen out of the habit of doing this post. I did a quick search and the last time I did this was three years ago for the 2022 ballot. I guess, once the PED guys fell off the ballot, it wasn’t nearly as interesting/argumentative. We still have a couple PED guys left, but the massive backlog on the … [Read more...] about 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot – How i’d vote