Your new #1 Nationals prospect, Eli Willits. Photo via MLBpipeline/Getty Images It did not take Baseball America long to provide an updated top 30 for the Washington Nationals (and the rest of the league) post Draft, and I was surprised to see where our 1-1 pick Willits ended up. That would be atop our system rankings. BA also took the opportunity to “graduate” a few … [Read more...] about Baseball America’s updated top 30 with 2025 Draft class – We have a new #1
Nats All-Star Review, 2025 and Years past
Gore mowed ’em down in the 2025 ASG. Photo wikipedia This is a running post with all star notes for the team, updated for 2025. It includes a complete history of our All Star selections dating to the franchise’s beginnings in 2005, and may look familiar as I recycle the old content every year. Nats All Star Game Trivia: none of these have updated for our 2025 … [Read more...] about Nats All-Star Review, 2025 and Years past
How well have my instant reactions to 1st rounders aged?
How will my Hot Take on Willits age? Remains to be seen. Photo via MLB Photos/Getty Images Ahead of the 2025 draft, which has no real consensus for 1-1 and the possibility of a risky HS kid taking at the top, I thought it’d be fun to document my own personal reactions to our 1-1 picks, in the immediate aftermath, then see how my writing aged. When, as it turned out, we … [Read more...] about How well have my instant reactions to 1st rounders aged?
2025 Draft top 10 Picks with Per Player Analysis and Ranks
Petry projects as a 1B/LF slugger after a solid career in South Carolina. photo via BA We just posted a quick reaction to the 1-1 pick Eli Willits. Here’s a run through the first 10 picks, for all of Day 1 and Day 2 of the draft, showing where the various prospect ranking shops ranked our picks, with some thoughts and bonus projections. Here’s the two main draft tracker … [Read more...] about 2025 Draft top 10 Picks with Per Player Analysis and Ranks
2025 Draft Picks 11-20 quick recap and thoughts
Butler’s Moroknek is our 11th rounder. Photo via Butler U With the draft now compressed to just two days, we’ve had to punch out a ton of content real quickly. Here was our quick reaction to the 1-1 pick Eli Willits, then we did a post on the first 10 rounds of picks, which seemed to include one top pick with a big haircut, one near-slot slugger, three prep kids who need … [Read more...] about 2025 Draft Picks 11-20 quick recap and thoughts