Willits goes 1-1 in a shocker. Photo via USA Basebal Though I was traveling all weekend (bad timing to try to cover a Sunday evening event properly), I was able to tape and quickly watch the first 15 minutes or so of the 2025 draft to catch the top picks. To say that the mock drafters were wrong all spring would be a huge understatement, starting at the top. The Nats … [Read more...] about Eli Willits at 1-1 Quick Reaction: Shocker
Fangraphs Nats top 39 Prospects for 2025 Analysis
LIle gets a career high prospect ranking here. PHoto via District on deck We seem to have saved the weirdest list for last. While all other pundits release their “pre-season” prospect lists before the actual season starts, Fangraphs and Eric Longenhagen waited until nearly the All Star break to release their list, the 29th of the 30 lists to get published (only Houston … [Read more...] about Fangraphs Nats top 39 Prospects for 2025 Analysis
2025 Three Month check-in with Nats top Prospects
Clemmey may be pushing for a promotion soon. Photo via WP Here’s the three month check-in with all our top 20 (and some) prospects. All seasonal stats as of 7/1/25, though the whole point of this article is to see how these players are doing in the last month. I’m a little late posting this … since we’ve had a ton of “news” happen, so I havn’t updated this post for … [Read more...] about 2025 Three Month check-in with Nats top Prospects
Early July Draft Content Link dump and Latest 1-1 Analysis
Will Rizzo’s firing tilt the scale towards Holliday? Photo via USA today There’s no more games to play, no more box scores to hyper analyze. All we have now is a series of scouting/draft pundits calling sources and writing prediction pieces. I’m repeating this link block b/c shops are updating their Draft Board Ranks, as noted below MLBpipeline expanded top 250 Draft … [Read more...] about Early July Draft Content Link dump and Latest 1-1 Analysis
Nats part ways with both Rizzo and Martinez. Why now??
Rizzo out after more than 16 years on the job. Photo via MLB I just happened to have the MLB network on yesterday when shocking news broke: the Nats have fired both Manager Davey Martinez and long-time General Manager Mike Rizzo by way of a typical say-nothing milquetoast “ownership announcement” from the Lerner family citing the “need for a fresh approach.” This is the … [Read more...] about Nats part ways with both Rizzo and Martinez. Why now??