Nationals Arm Race

Romero finally wears out his welcome with this team. Photo via milb.com Lost in the busy week of transactions last week was my inevitable reaction post to the Romero release. Here it is. Well, it finally happened. Former 1st round pick Seth Romero finally ran out of rope with the Nationals organization. The team summarily released him yesterday (well, ok put him on … [Read more...] about The Seth Romero Saga comes to an end

Robert Hassell III is our new #1 overall prospect. Photo via NBC Sports Washington Happy Thanksgiving to all! Yesterday we got our first Prospect list of the new season. Prospects361 is always an “early list,” and came out right around this time last year. I capture every prospect list, and have for years, and keep them in an XLS i periodically upload to the Big … [Read more...] about Prospects361 Nats top 15 list dropped

For more than a decade, the Nats have basically sat out the Rule-5 draft. In fact, the Nats have not taken a player in the Rule-5 draft since 2010. This is a good thing; it means the team has been good, has expected to compete, and has not had a “spare” roster spot they could tank on to hide a kid for a year. Click here for complete Rule-5 draft (players drafted by us and … [Read more...] about Rule-5 Draft Targets for Nats

I’m sure Voit wasn’t happy getting traded from a playoff contender to the worst team in the league. But now he’ll likely get to test the FA waters after a non-tender. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post) November is always a busy month for transactions. You have the end of the season and the parting of ways of FAs, then the declaration of dozens of MLFAs, then … [Read more...] about 2022 Non-Tender Deadline Analysis

Rutledge amazingly gets added to the 40-man. Photo via BA So, in the wake of my big Rule-5 preview … i didn’t think the team was going to do much. But they did a lot. Lets talk about the players added and the players removed. Added: Jake Alu infMatt Cronin lhpJeremy De La Rosa ofJose Ferrer lhpJake Irvin rhpJackson Rutledge rhp Alu: I thought Alu was a decent … [Read more...] about Post rule-5 Move Reactions