Just a quick PSA; Mark Zuckerman, who’s covered the Nats since Day 1 via several different outlets, is back out on his own after MASN cut him loose last month. He’s now trying the same thing this year that he did in 2009; a subscriber-based model for his coverage. He’s fired back up the old natsjournal.com site, with a substack affiliation, and he’s heading to Palm Beach to … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerman out on his own – consider subscribing
Keith Law drops his top 20 for the Nats system
Fien shows up high on Law’s list. Photo via USA Baseball The next big pundit to drop his Nats prospect rankings hit today, as the Athletic’s Keith Law released his NL East teams, including a top 20 for Washington this morning. As far as major pundits go: we’ve now gotten (links open to my analysis here if done) Keith Law, Baseball America, Prospects1500, Prospects361 … [Read more...] about Keith Law drops his top 20 for the Nats system
RSN Landscape rapidly changing for big chunks of MLB
This might be the last time you ever see the MASN2 logo. For most of this century, Regional Sports Networks (or, “RSN” as used throughout) became a massive revenue generator for MLB teams, as they recognized that they could fetch tens of millions of dollars (or more) from their local cable providers to show games in their home market. However, the last few years have … [Read more...] about RSN Landscape rapidly changing for big chunks of MLB
Skubal’s Arbitration Case should give MLB pause
Tarik Skubal faces a possible arbitration hearing after two straight Cy Youngs. Photo via mlb.com You can make a pretty simple argument that, in the collective, MLB players in the sport are underpaid every year by hundreds of millions of dollars. The three other major sports in the USA all have union-league agreements that generally split revenues between the players and … [Read more...] about Skubal’s Arbitration Case should give MLB pause
Quick BA top 30 Update shows System Enhancement from IFA and Trade Acquisitions
Gavin Fien, the jewel of the Gore Trade, slots deep into our top 10. Photo via MLB.com It was just a couple weeks ago (January 9th to be exact) when Baseball America released its top 30 list for the Nats system. I reviewed it then in depth, as the first major pundit to release a top 30 rankings for our system. So much has happened since that they had to update … [Read more...] about Quick BA top 30 Update shows System Enhancement from IFA and Trade Acquisitions