DJ Herz is seemingly a lock to get protected. Photo via Wash Post We do it every year. Its our annual deep dive into our older prospects to see who the team may be thinking about protecting. Here’s links to past years posts on this topic: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010. And here’s a summary of all these posts and my … [Read more...] about 2023 Rule-5 Discussion
2023 MLFAs Announced
Tetreault declared a MLFA along with several other notable former prospects. Photo via federalbaseball.com As was posted yesterday (early this morning?) by Luke over at NationalsProspects.com, BA released its list of known 2023 Minor League Free Agents by team this week. The Nats had no fewer than 30 (!) players listed on BA’s list, to go along with a couple of guys who … [Read more...] about 2023 MLFAs Announced
Prospect Season kicks off with BA top 10
Nobody improved their prospect value more than Rutledge in 2023 photo via 3rdmanin.com We havn’t even returned the 60-day DL players back to the active roster, and Baseball America goes and drops its first pre-2024 analysis. They released their pre-2024 top 10, plus their list of “best tools” and their stab at a 2027 roster for the team. Here’s the top 10 and some quick … [Read more...] about Prospect Season kicks off with BA top 10
2023 Wrap Up of Rotations with 2024 Predictions
Andrew Alvarez was the Nats Minor League POTY, and he’s probably not even one of our 20 best pitching prospects. Photo via milb.com 2023 was the first time in a decade I kept up with monthly rotation reviews for the whole season. So, we might as well finish it off with a look at the starting and ending rotations for the various major and minor league teams, and a … [Read more...] about 2023 Wrap Up of Rotations with 2024 Predictions
End of August Rotation Check-Ins
Joan Adon is back in the majors after a long season in AAA. Photo via Federal Baseball Wow, it looks like i’m going to finish a season-long series. We did an end of April check-in on the rotations, End of May check-in, and an End of June Check-in, and End of July. Here’s August’s look after another month. We finished off the two short-season leagues, and will do one … [Read more...] about End of August Rotation Check-Ins