Nationals Arm Race

Soto in, who else? Photo via nj.com This week, ahead of the 2022 Home run Derby, we’re starting to get leaks of the various participants. We got word that 2-time defending champ Pete Alonso is back to defend his Home run Derby title. We heard that the league is putting in retiring future Hall of famer Albert Pujols, and our own Juan Soto (who isn’t the all-or-nothing HR … [Read more...] about Who *really* should be in the HR Derby, 2022 edition

I looked back at my posts recently … and less and less do I even bother to write about the Nats themselves. In the bad years, i’d post much more frequently and with frustration about the big league team, the decisions made, etc. But I feel like I fell into a trap of sports-writing (if that’s what i’m doing here), where its easier/more interesting to write critical stuff than … [Read more...] about Observations from the Big club

So … even though its (checks calendar) July, Fangraphs just released its “Top 29 Nats prospects for 2022” ranking. Today its the featured story at Fangraphs, along with the side-eye tag line of “This is one of the worst farm systems in baseball.” So, thanks for that! I suspect Eric Longenhagen got a little too busy this year, and a ranking that he released in April last … [Read more...] about Fangraphs/Longenhagen top 29 Nats Prospects

Lets catch up on the last month or so of Mocks and draft rankings, to take the pulse of where we are 3 weeks out. This is the first time i’ve split up the Mock Draft posts, since it makes no sense to include mocks from the winter with mocks that are posted just ahead of the draft, when intel is at its best. Also, i’ve decided to just include “Draft Rankings” along with Mock … [Read more...] about 2022 Draft Coverage: More Mocks and More Ranking Boards

Tetreault shows some serious promise. Photo via federalbaseball.com The selection of Jackson Tetreault is the latest in a long line of Nationals decisions driven by signing bonus dollars paid years ago and 40-man roster status, as opposed seemingly to on-the-field performance. Is that a fair statement? Is it too early to tell? Lets explore. The team gave no less than … [Read more...] about Tetreault: found gold or short term fluke?