Category Archives: Prospects

Part III: Around the #Nats Minor Leagues: Firsthand look at Andrew Stevenson, Potomac Nationals

You never know what you will learn from a sit-down with a player. Andrew Stevenson (Potomac High-A) is just 21 years old, and he had a lot to say about defense, offense, baserunning, his alma mater LSU and his equipment sponsor … Continue reading

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Part II: Around the #Nats Minor Leagues: Firsthand look at Giolito, Fedde, Lopez, Stevenson, and more!

If you have been watching Nationals baseball for a while, you have seen Trea Turner (Top Prospect #2), Wilmer Difo (Top Prospect #6), A.J. Cole (Top Prospect #7), and Pedro Severino (Top Prospect #7) in regular season games for the … Continue reading

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Part I: Scouting Top Prospect Victor Robles #Nats

Monday night was a great opportunity to do some scouting of Victor Robles at the Hagerstown Suns game in Low-A ball. Robles is the top outfield prospect in the Nats system, and here are some bio items from the Nats … Continue reading

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Scherzer on the left, Roark on the right, stuck in the middle with… 3/18/16

Life is about adjustments. And sometimes, you just get very lucky and draw to that inside straight. So after a good night’s sleep and a morning workout, we had planned an afternoon visit to minor league camp to check out … Continue reading

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The Prospects of Tomorrow are here Today in Viera #Nats Giolito, Turner, Robles, Stevenson

Nats camp in Viera is in full swing and all the Top Prospects have arrived on the Minor League side.  In the coming weeks many of these players will get to see some action as fill-ins alongside the Major League … Continue reading

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Draft Orders & Draft Dollars are set! #Nats pick #28, #29, #58 and #94 + Today’s Scrimmage

Draft orders and Draft dollars for the June 9th Rule 4 Amateur Draft are now set. The Nationals now have 4 picks within the Top 100 picks and 2 picks in the coveted Top 30. #28 QO Comp pick for … Continue reading

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The 4 N’s: Nats News -n- Notes: Spring Training

As news is trickling in about Spring Training, the official date for pitchers and catchers to report is February 18th.  The Nats released this great graphic to mark the dates for us: Our great people at Image Works Creative created … Continue reading

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2016 Nats almost complete! Payroll, 40 man, Opening Day Roster

With the official announcements that Daniel Murphy and Stephen Drew are part of the 2016 Nats roster, there is certainly more clarity on the payroll and personnel.  Of course Mike Rizzo will most likely make another tweak or 2 and … Continue reading

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Decisions, decisions. #Nats must make roster moves. Talk Nats

There is some very simple math in the roster shuffle that the 40 man roster can’t ever go above 40.  Simple math doesn’t make the reduction in staff simple. If the Nats don’t make any trades of players on the … Continue reading

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The Bench before and after Daniel Murphy #Nats

There was quite the discussion on Sunday on what the Washington Nationals 2016 bench could look like for 2016. Bench personnel change and evolve during the course of a 162 game season. Most fans expect Espinosa to be a starter … Continue reading

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