Nationals Arm Race

Here’s my quick take on Nats Day 1 picks (1st, 1st-comp, and 2nd rounders) First: Important Draft Links MLB Draft Tracker List of all Slot values for 2024 The Nats Draft Tracker master XLS, which I’m building out for 2024 as we go. With the trade we just made, our bonus pool is 13,895,100, but with the 5% buffer we can go up to 14,589,855 on our first 10 picks … [Read more...] about 2024 Day One Draft Reaction – Seaver King!?

Here’s a quick recap with some thoughts on day 2 of the 2024 MLB Draft, rounds 3-10. To recap, we picked a college SS/3B, then a college C, then a prep SS with our three day 1 picks. Reminder: Draft tracking Links MLB Draft Tracker: updated for first 10 slots with all the info for our draftees plus Twitter accounts. List of all Slot values for 2024 The Nats … [Read more...] about 2024 Draft Day Two Analysis

Konnor Griffen seems more and more likely to end up a Nat. Photo via Mississippi Scoreboard We’ve published a couple of Mock draft collections so far, and as we get closer to the draft we’re starting to see some solidification at the top. We’re now past the CWS, past the draft combine, and we’re getting close. These mocks run from late June all the way to the eve of the … [Read more...] about 2024 Draft Coverage – Final Mocks and still a ton of questions

Lord has shot up the system in 2024 and gets his first prospect call-out. Photo via threads.com IG Baseball America announced a slight mid-season re-rank of its top 30 prospects for every team on 7/9/24, and the Nats top 30 saw a bit of movement. Here’s a quick look at their top 30 right now plus a discussion on the changes they’ve made since the beginning of the season. … [Read more...] about Baseball America Mid-Season Prospect Re-Rank