Thaddeus Ward should get stretched out in Rochester this year. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports On March 11th, all on the same day, the Nats optioned the following arms to AAA: Cole Henry Mitchell Parker DJ Herz Thaddeus Ward Joan Adon If this was a Jeopardy answer, the question would be, “What is, the Rochester 2024 opening day rotation … [Read more...] about Your 2024 AAA Rotation Revealed Early?
Nats 2024 Top 60 Prospect List from Nationals Arm Race
This is your pundit for today. So, after a dozen posts reviewing other people’s Nats prospect lists, here’s me putting my money where my mouth is. For the first time ever, I offer to you my list of our top prospects. I’m not just stopping at 10 (that’s easy), or even 30. I was going to publish 50, but found I had 10 “honorable mentions” so i went ahead and ranked them … [Read more...] about Nats 2024 Top 60 Prospect List from Nationals Arm Race
MLB Pipeline Nats top 30 for 2024 review
Wood has been tearing up spring training; could he actually make the team? Photo via milb.com The last of the major pundits (that i’m waiting for, ahem Fangraphs) has dropped their Nats prospect rankings for the new season. Here’s a review of the MLBPipeline Nats top 30, done by MLB’s scouting pundits Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, and Sam Dykstra. Here’s a list of all the … [Read more...] about MLB Pipeline Nats top 30 for 2024 review
Nationals 2024 Roster Option status
Kieboom faces a critical spring. Photo via Federal Baseball Honestly, this option status was more apropos when we talked about non-tenders last fall, or perhaps before thinking about what the team was going to do this off-season w/r/t free agency. But, here we are. We’re at the beginning of spring training, the team has brought in a slew of players on one year or … [Read more...] about Nationals 2024 Roster Option status
Keith Law’s top 20 for the Nats
Everyone loves Lile. photo via Masn I’m a big Keith Law fan, always have been. But sometimes he zigs when others zag, and I feel like this year’s Nats list is in that category. HIs methodology is not quite as big a focus on the “ceiling” of a prospect, but it creeps in. He really discounts DSL Guys until they show up domestically, and if someone’s ceiling is middle … [Read more...] about Keith Law’s top 20 for the Nats