Nationals Arm Race

So, on a calm before the storm Saturday afternoon the baseball world was shook by the news that the Nationals, officially, have Juan Soto on the trading block. He rejected a 15yr/$440M deal, the third and (maybe?) last deal this ownership group plans on offering, and is now entertaining offers. The team’s First offer to Soto of 13yrs/$330M was a joke for several … [Read more...] about What the Soto news really means

Here’s the Mocks that have appeared in early July, leading up to the draft. The first couple of Mock draft posts seemed to indicate a pretty clear pattern; the entire industry knows that the Nats are “on” Kevin Parada. Lets see if we start to see any evolution in that sense. the top 6-7 in this draft are Druw Jones and Jackson Holliday (who definitely are not getting to … [Read more...] about 2022 Draft Coverage. July Mocks/Boards leading up to Draft

Soto in, who else? Photo via nj.com This week, ahead of the 2022 Home run Derby, we’re starting to get leaks of the various participants. We got word that 2-time defending champ Pete Alonso is back to defend his Home run Derby title. We heard that the league is putting in retiring future Hall of famer Albert Pujols, and our own Juan Soto (who isn’t the all-or-nothing HR … [Read more...] about Who *really* should be in the HR Derby, 2022 edition

I looked back at my posts recently … and less and less do I even bother to write about the Nats themselves. In the bad years, i’d post much more frequently and with frustration about the big league team, the decisions made, etc. But I feel like I fell into a trap of sports-writing (if that’s what i’m doing here), where its easier/more interesting to write critical stuff than … [Read more...] about Observations from the Big club

So … even though its (checks calendar) July, Fangraphs just released its “Top 29 Nats prospects for 2022” ranking. Today its the featured story at Fangraphs, along with the side-eye tag line of “This is one of the worst farm systems in baseball.” So, thanks for that! I suspect Eric Longenhagen got a little too busy this year, and a ranking that he released in April last … [Read more...] about Fangraphs/Longenhagen top 29 Nats Prospects