James Wood continues a big youth push in 2024. Photo Nationals ST 2024 I’m not the first one to notice this, but the Nats management has basically gotten fed up with the lack of productivity of its veterans and 1yr/FA/trade bait players, and has made a slew of moves that have turned this team into what has to be the youngest in the majors right now. Gone/demoted are … [Read more...] about The Nats Youth Movement is here
End of June 2024 Rotation Review
Irvin has really stepped up for the Nats. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Here’s the End of June 2024 check-ins on all our rotations, from MLB to FCL. Each team section analysis will have the same items: current rotation, changes in the last month, observations, next guy to get promoted (if its in the minors), next guy to get cut, and then a few comments … [Read more...] about End of June 2024 Rotation Review
2024 CWS finals: Tennessee Wins
Requisite dog pile. Photo via NCAA.com So, for as good of a 2023 CWS finals matchup that we had (Florida vs LSU), this year we might have had an even better matchup: #1 Tennessee versus #3 Texas A&M. They were #1 and #2 in RPI, #1 and #4 in D1baseball’s final rankings, and TAMU probably had a better argument to be seeded ahead of Kentucky had they not gone 2-and-out in … [Read more...] about 2024 CWS finals: Tennessee Wins
2024 CWS Coverage – Omaha Group Play and Finals preview
We’re to the final of the 2024 CWS tournament; here’s a recap of group play in Omaha. Resources/links I use heavily during CWS time: Here’s D1Baseball.com’s Tournament Central, my favorite place to track the tourney. ESPN’s tournament coverage home page Here’s the NCAA.com field of 64 with some great data points at NCAA.com In the Top Bracket ( #1 … [Read more...] about 2024 CWS Coverage – Omaha Group Play and Finals preview
2024 Draft Coverage – Next Group of Mock Drafts
Konnor Griffen is looking like a popular pick to mock to the Nats at #10. Photo via Mississippi Scoreboard Instead of sitting on a massive mock draft post this year, I published the first cut of mocks to show how the top 5 and our thinking at #10 have morphed from mid 2023 until about mid May 2024. This post has basically mid May to Mid June, as a slew of mocks have just … [Read more...] about 2024 Draft Coverage – Next Group of Mock Drafts