Author Archives: Luke Erickson

Rizzo Should Make a Trade for…

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Luke Erickson

The defending World Series Champions were an integral part of two of the three biggest stories to emerge from the 2019 Winter Meetings in San Diego (if you thought the third one was Gerrit Cole, you thought wrong ;-).

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The 2019 NationalsProspects.com Watchlist

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Originally published on NationalsProspects.com I think the “WKRP to Cincinnati” trade is it for 2018, which means it’s safe to put the finishing touches on the Washington Nationals 2019 Watchlist. It feels like this was one of the most difficult … Continue reading →

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Good, Bad, Interesting — 2018 Season Final

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Our final look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2017 are in italics

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Good, Bad, Interesting — Vol. 3

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Our monthly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. SYRACUSE CHIEFS – 33-46, 6th Place I.L. North, 13 games behind Good Jacob Wilson .298/.364/.442 Jimmy Cordero 0HR in 33IP Bad Andrew Stevenson .535 OPS … Continue reading →

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Down on the Farm, Take Two

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Happy Father’s Day! For those unfamiliar with the rhythm of the minor-league season, this is usually when first half ends for the “A” teams and roughly when the domestic “shorties” start up. The DSL just finished up its second week, … Continue reading →

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Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 2

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Our monthly look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. [Originally published on NationalsProspects.com; statisics/standings as of May 25, 2018. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.] SYRACUSE CHIEFS 22-23, 4th place I.L. North, 4 games … Continue reading →

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Victor Who?

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Luke Erickson

By now, you may have heard about Juan Soto. But if you haven’t you may be F.P. Santangelo, here’s a quick summary: Believe the hype.

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Good, Bad, Interesting – Vol. 1

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Welcome to our monthly look at who’s hot, who’s not, and who’s (or what’s) surprising in the Nationals minors. For those not familiar with this feature at NationalsProspects.com… This is something stolen from named after comedian Demetri Martin’s segment of … Continue reading →

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Down on the Farm

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Luke Erickson

We’re now ten days in for the minors and we have that lovely convergence of our #1 prospect getting hurt [Forrest Gump voice] again while our #2 guy is filling the void and raising expectations, which is almost always inversely proportional … Continue reading →

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The 2018 NationalsProspects.com Watchlist

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Luke Erickson

Originally published on… wait for it…. NationalsProspects.com Thanks to a lot of thoughtful comments last month—and more time spent following the GCL last summer—this was easier to put together than last year. One thing I did do this time around … Continue reading →

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