I don’t normally include Nats blogger prospect list analysis since, well, lets be honest we’re bloggers, not nationally-connected scouting specialists who spend months as their full time job calling scouting directors and texting MLB GMs to get their intel. Plus, i’m doing this as a fan and I hate to criticize another fan’s work. But when I saw respected long-time nats … [Read more...] about TalkNats and Steve Ghost Mears Top 30 prospects
Baseball America Nats top 30 Prospects for 2024
Jacob Young gets some prospect love. Photo AP via WashPost The first major shop to release a significant ranking for the 2024 prospect season has come out, and it is the standard bearer Baseball America. This year i’ll keep a running list of every ranking that i’ve seen and just build on it as i post. So far, here’s what we’ve seen: Here is a list of Every Nats … [Read more...] about Baseball America Nats top 30 Prospects for 2024
Happy New Year and Nothing to Report
Nationals Stadium in the off-season. Photo via Federal Baseball Hello all. Coming to you live from Wintergreen Ski Resort, where my son races on the team and we spend every weekend when there’s snow on the ground. I realized it’s been quite a while since I posted anything here. My last post said “Happy Thanksgiving” on it. That’s not really for lack of wanting to … [Read more...] about Happy New Year and Nothing to Report
Prospects361 Top 10 Nats Prospects for 2024
How long Before House gets to the majors? Photo via primetimesportstalk.com Happy Thanksgiving! The second early publisher of prospect top 10s is Prospects361, written by Rich Wilson, with a definite fantasy focus. I believe he ranks deeper than 10, but you can only see 10 without a premium account. Pre-2024 Prospect Lists and Analysis: Baseball America’s short … [Read more...] about Prospects361 Top 10 Nats Prospects for 2024
Rule-5 Protection Prediction history updated for 2023
Rutledge could be one of our best ever Rule5 protections. 2023 photo via 3rdmanin.com Here’s a complete history of my predicted Rule-5 additions (with links to each prediction piece), along with the Actual players the team protected (with links as well), to show my (lack of) predictive powers. It’s updated for 2023 and has narratives about each class and how the players … [Read more...] about Rule-5 Protection Prediction history updated for 2023