Charlie Condon looks like the 1-1 pick … unless he isn’t. Photo via UGA baseball home page Its never too early for a mock draft, and so of course the first 2024 mock draft links started popping up basically the day after the 2023 draft ended. I thought I’d throw out the first collection of Mock drafts now, ahead of the real draft scouting season, to show where things started … [Read more...] about 2024 Draft Coverage: Early mock Drafts
MLB Pipeline Mid-season Prospect Update
It’s just a matter of time before James Wood is slugging in the majors . Photo via Baseball America Hot on the heels of Baseball America doing the same, MLB Pipeline boys re-did their top 100 and slightly changed their top 30 for the Nats. Here’s a quick post talking about their changes and why. Here’s the new MLBPipeline top 100 (with Wood now ranked #5 overall) and … [Read more...] about MLB Pipeline Mid-season Prospect Update
Baseball America May 2024 Updated top 30
Reviewing off-season ranks from pundits last winter was a ton of fun, culminating in my publishing my own ranks once all the major pundits had reported. We’re now a month into the season, and the first of a few expected “mid season updates” have published. These are useful re-ranks that take into account promotions, graduations, injuries, and the like. So, here’s a … [Read more...] about Baseball America May 2024 Updated top 30
Is this the Nats new 2011?
Trevor Williams has been found gold in 2024. Photo via Federal Baseball via USA Today With a win against arch-rival and 1st place Baltimore on 5/7/24, the Nats have moved above .500 for the first time since 2021. The winning pitcher, fittingly, was Trevor Williams, who has gone from a 5th starter competition in spring training with the typical cattle call of veteran 1yr … [Read more...] about Is this the Nats new 2011?
End of April 2024 Check-in On the Rotations
Parker is the minor league success story so far in 2024. Photo via WP Hello all. One of the recurring posts I did last year that I really enjoy doing (as long as I can find time to do it) is a monthly look at the state of the rotations of our entire system. Here we are one month in and a few turns through the rotations at all levels, and here’s the first of what hopefully … [Read more...] about End of April 2024 Check-in On the Rotations