Category Archives: Draft

2025 Draft Lottery Odds

Posted on October 8, 2024 by DonH

Another year; another MLB Draft Lottery. Just as we did for the 2023 and 2024 lotteries, a million simulations were run to see the probabilities for all the picks and not just the first pick.

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Checkmate: Rizzo’s 4-D chess move officially landed Caleb Lomavita to go with Wallace

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There were some who were nervous as to whether Caleb Lomavita would sign after he dropped 21 spots from the No. 18 ranking that Baseball America had him at as a draft prospect. Not to fear, Lomavita officially signed today … Continue reading →

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The draft room erupted into applause!

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Draft picking can be about as unpredictable as the roulette wheel. The best drafts, rightfully, are judged years into the future. Still, evaluators will grade how each team did in real-time. The new amateur draft and scouting group led by … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo and his staff pulled off a 4-D chess move that turned 1.41 years of Harvey into: Wallace and Lomavita

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Numerous times, Washington Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo has made it clear that he would have to be blown away to trade key players like Hunter Harvey, Kyle Finnegan, and Lane Thomas, who all had team control that extended into … Continue reading →

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The Nats get a first day haul! A King, a Hawaiian catcher, and a Trout equal~

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals “war room” set-up for the draft looked different, felt different, and it was different. Everyone was asked to wear a coat and tie versus the business casual dress code in the past. This draft room was stealth … Continue reading →

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The Nats MLB Draft starts with their №10 pick, and a new №39 pick, to go with their №44

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Today we have reached the point of the first and second round of the MLB Draft. Teams still don’t know who is picking which players until the names are called, and kind of like last year, we have to wait … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Draft Lottery

Posted on December 5, 2023 by DonH

When will the Washington Nationals pick in the next MLB Draft? Odds on favorite is 10th, with a small chance at 11 and an infinitesimally smaller chance they pick at #12. The draft lottery is at 5:30pm ET on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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The Nats get Sykora signed with 8 other draft picks with just Crews to go in Rounds 1-to-10!

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We all celebrated a great Washington Nationals draft of three projected first round talents in Dylan Crews, Yohandy Morales, and Travis Sykora. But the challenge always comes down to getting the players signed — because you never know. Sykora, for … Continue reading →

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2023 MLB Draft is finished! The Nats come away as BIG winners — and their best farm system ever!

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The real winners of the draft must be based on the actual signings, and the Washington Nationals front office will continue to work on finalizing contracts for their Big-3 picks from rounds 1-to-3 of Dylan Crews, Yohandy Morales, and Travis … Continue reading →

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Optimism and Natitude align after the Draft!

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

People can choose their outlook on life — but if you are not more optimistic today as a Washington Nationals fan than you were on August 2, 2022, I don’t know what to tell you. The Nats pulled off the … Continue reading →

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