Category Archives: Prospects

Rule-5 Draft decision day

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Stan4Nats

The Rule-5 Draft decision day is the deadline for teams to protect their players from the Rule-5 Draft by adding them to their 40-man rosters. That deadline is 24-hours away at November 19, 2024 at 6 PM ET. Any Rule-5 … Continue reading →

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A FredNats Championship develops winners for the future Nats

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Andrew Lang

When the final out was recorded in the Fredericksburg Nationals, Single-A Championship game for the Carolina League, you have to be ecstatic about the young players being developed in the Nats minor league system.

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Dylan Crews has already arrived in Washington, D.C.

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Before Dylan Crews was drafted in 2023 by the Washington Nationals, he told me that he had never been to Washington, D.C. before. After the draft he traveled to D.C. twice, and now he could make the D.C. area his … Continue reading →

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Improving the roster with House, Crews, other prospects, trades, and Free Agents

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After the 2023 MLB draft, nearly a year ago, a discussion was started as to the future callups of the top prospects on the Washington Nationals. The team had just drafted Dylan Crews, and the Nats had James Wood and … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo speaks about the 2024 Trade Deadline

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The trade deadline saw the Washington Nationals trade four players in total, and the team netted seven players back in return. General Manager Mike Rizzo spoke to his strategy of receiving back “market value” for players, and thought they did … Continue reading →

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Less than 48-hours to the Trade Deadline

Posted on July 28, 2024 by DonH

For Washington Nationals general manager, Mike Rizzo, the trade deadline always creates opportunity. So far, he has already pulled off two trades. Before the All-Star break, Rizzo dealt Hunter Harvey to the Royals for Cayden Wallace and a Comp Round … Continue reading →

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James Wood moves to the top of Baseball America as their new №1

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals just promoted James Wood on Monday to make his MLB debut, and this morning he was named as Baseball America‘s №1 prospect in all of baseball. Of course Wood will keep his prospect ranking while playing for … Continue reading →

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Road Trip To Fredericksburg

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Mike Condray

A road trip to Fredericksburg on Wednesday to see Travis Sykora’s debut in Single-A started off with a lot of promise for the future. Sykora just celebrated his 20th birthday this week, and at one-time last year was on some … Continue reading →

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James Wood, now or later?

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In one game yesterday, James Wood matched Eddie Rosario‘s hit total for the season, and then Wood beat his home run total in his final at-bat before the rains cut Thursday’s game short in the 8th inning. Wood was a … Continue reading →

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Final thoughts from the Nats’ Grapefruit League

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Spring Training camp opened on Valentine’s Day and closed 39 days later with a mix of optimism and pessimism. When you embrace the reality that the Washington Nationals are still in a rebuild, you will understand that this team still … Continue reading →

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