How hurt is Susana? Photo Washington Post We’re two months into the 2025 full seasons, so here’s my rotations/pitching staff deep-dives for the month. 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 about … [Read more...] about Nats Rotations End of May 2025 check-in
2025 CWS Coverage – Field of 64 and Regional Preview
Its College Baseball post-season time, something we’ve followed in this space for years. Here’s a quick guide to the CWS 2025 post season. The field of 64 was announced on Memorial Day Weekend at Noon, so here’s a preview of this coming weekend’s 16 regional events. First off, some resources for you. Your final top 25 heading into the post-season according to … [Read more...] about 2025 CWS Coverage – Field of 64 and Regional Preview
Fourteen week Check-in with 1-1 Draft Candidates
Arnold seems like a lock at this point for the top 5; would the Nats pluck him for 1-1? Photo via FSU sports page Here’s our seventh check-in on the 1-1 candidates this spring. We’re at the end of week 14 of the college season, which is also the end of the regular season for the major conferences. Next week is conference tournaments, then we get the field of 64 and … [Read more...] about Fourteen week Check-in with 1-1 Draft Candidates
Obligatory post about Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and the reversal of lifetime bans
Love this image, one of the more famous shots from the last 75 years of the sport. Filed away in the general category of, “providing a solution to a problem that didn’t exist before yesterday,” for reasons inexplicable yesterday the MLB commissioner announced that all players who are on the “permanently ineligible” list will exit said list upon death, and thus be eligible for … [Read more...] about Obligatory post about Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and the reversal of lifetime bans
One Month Temperature check on the Nats top Prospects
House pushing for a promotion. Photo via primetimesportstalk.com Before we get too far away from May 1st … Here’s a one-month check in on our 20 prospects plus other notables in the system. I published my Nats Prospect Rankings back in March, and the xls is here online. I have not updated it since, though we have had some movement (Crews graduated, Reifert returned, … [Read more...] about One Month Temperature check on the Nats top Prospects