Nationals Arm Race

This is a Tank. This is also what Washington did this season. Photo credit: some German newspaper; does it really matter? (quick personal note: apologies for the radio silence here. I have not posted since September 9th, more than 6 weeks ago. Not that there was a ton to post about; when the team emptied its coffers of all remaining players with any trade value, it … [Read more...] about 2023 Draft Order … not finalized

Today, the MLB competition committee voted in three rule changes to go into effect in 2023. One is minor, but two are significant, major changes that will alter the sport. Here’s a couple other opinion pieces on them, from the Athletic and Baseball America, but below i’ll put in my two cents. Larger Bases, Pitch Clocks, and Shift Bans are going in. Lets talk about them … [Read more...] about Changes are a-coming for 2023

Cade Cavalli gets the call Photo via Lookout Landing blog So, the big news of the week is the call-up of top pitching prospect Cade Cavalli. The timing (and change in service time rules) means he’ll still be 2023 Rookie eligible and doesn’t burn enough time to blow a year of service time. Is this premature? Probably not. Cavalli started out a little slow this year in … [Read more...] about Its Cavalli Time!

So, when both Luis Garcia and Yadiel Hernandez went down with injuries … the Nats active 26-man roster sports exactly ONE originally drafted/signed player (that being Victor Robles). That’s pretty amazing. Check out the big board, where all of our rosters are tracked in one place. Now, in all fairness the roster does contain several players acquired as prospects in … [Read more...] about Fun Observations with Current Rosters

Green’s pick may have been polarizing, but the MLBpipeline staff is not concerned, ranking him immediately #2 in the system. Photo via districtondeck.com The MLB pipeline team (Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, etc) has just released an updated version of the top 30 for all teams, and instead of just plugging in trade acquisitions and 2022 draft picks, they’ve also taken the time … [Read more...] about MLB Pipeline new top 30 for Aug 2022