Nationals Arm Race

House working his way back up the rankings. Photo via primetimesportstalk.com Now that we’re past CWS, but not yet to the draft, lets clear out some psots. If a major prospect scouting shop publishes a top 30 list, you know i’m all over it. On June 15th, BA did so for our team. Here’s an analysis of the list, looking at players who rose/fell against BA’s list in … [Read more...] about Baseball America Nats top 30 mid-season check in

Requisite dogpile post-win image via usatoday The Final of the 2023 CWS couldn’t have featured two better teams for the marquee matchup of the year. Florida entered the tournament as the #2 overall seed and was 4th in RPI, having been a mainstay in the top-25 rankings for most of the year. LSU was the #1 ranked team for a good part of the season before slipping to #7 as … [Read more...] about 2023 CWS Finals: LSU Wins!

We’ve seen the last of Paul Skenes’ college career. We’re through to the CWS final in Omaha. Let’s recap the group play with some notes. In the Top Bracket (#1 Wake Forest, Tennessee, #5 LSU, #8 Stanford) In the opening games, Wake Forest survives a strong push from Stanford, winning a game they probably didn’t deserve to win. Meanwhile, LSU topped Tennessee behind … [Read more...] about 2023 CWS Group Play Recap and Finals preview

Cole Henry unleasing another pitch, hoping he doesn’t incur another arm injury. Photo via mlb.com We’ll take a quick break from CWS to talk about prospect rankings. So, believe it or not, the final major pundit in the prospect ranking space has finally dropped its “preseason ranking” list for the Nats. Kiley McDaniel and Fangraphs released their pre-season Nats top 31 … [Read more...] about Fangraphs Nats Top 31 prospect list