For more than a decade, the Nats have basically sat out the Rule-5 draft. In fact, the Nats have not taken a player in the Rule-5 draft since 2010. This is a good thing; it means the team has been good, has expected to compete, and has not had a “spare” roster spot they could tank on to hide a kid for a year. Click here for complete Rule-5 draft (players drafted by us and … [Read more...] about Rule-5 Draft Targets for Nats
2022 Non-Tender Deadline Analysis
I’m sure Voit wasn’t happy getting traded from a playoff contender to the worst team in the league. But now he’ll likely get to test the FA waters after a non-tender. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post) November is always a busy month for transactions. You have the end of the season and the parting of ways of FAs, then the declaration of dozens of MLFAs, then … [Read more...] about 2022 Non-Tender Deadline Analysis
Post rule-5 Move Reactions
Rutledge amazingly gets added to the 40-man. Photo via BA So, in the wake of my big Rule-5 preview … i didn’t think the team was going to do much. But they did a lot. Lets talk about the players added and the players removed. Added: Jake Alu infMatt Cronin lhpJeremy De La Rosa ofJose Ferrer lhpJake Irvin rhpJackson Rutledge rhp Alu: I thought Alu was a decent … [Read more...] about Post rule-5 Move Reactions
2022 Rule-5 Protection Analysis
Cronin may be getting the 40-man call ahead of the rule5 roster deadline. hoto by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Its our Annual rule 5 protection analysis post! This is our longest running recurring post. Every year, despite how little the rule-5 draft may actually matter, we’ve done this analysis, since we started writing this blog. Here’s links to … [Read more...] about 2022 Rule-5 Protection Analysis
Qualifying Offers out … this isn’t how the system is supposed to work
Soon to be named MVP Judge headlines the 14 QO recipients . Photo via SI Kids online The GM Meetings are underway, now that the little matter of the 2022 World Series is settled (sorry Bryce, still no title for you). And thus the 2022-2023 off-season is underway. We’ll have our regular content (things like Rule-5 protection analysis/predictions, non-tender deadline … [Read more...] about Qualifying Offers out … this isn’t how the system is supposed to work