Category Archives: Prospects

Nationals 2022 Position Preview: Bullpen Edition

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Bumpy Roads to Beautiful Places? The New Prospect Lists and the Developmental Horizon

The updated prospect lists are interesting, especially when we view the early spring training action and those we see up close. The Nationals now have the unsettled feeling of a second division-team, despite the bold stroke of recruiting Nelson Cruz. … Continue reading

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Rankings of the #Nats Top-15 prospects and the future of the farm system!

The first prospect rankings that have included the 17 year old Cristhian Vaquero, aka The Phenomenon, were put out today by MLB Pipeline. and he debuts at №5. In all, MLB Pipeline has  ranked the top prospects from one-to-thirty in the Washington … Continue reading

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Spring Training camps are officially open!

For players living in the U.S., three days notice to get to Spring Training camps is much easier than those needing international flights from the Dominican Republic and especially from Venezuela.

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Minor League signings aplenty for the Nats

The sun rose today above the fields at The Ballpark at the Palm Beaches where the Washington Nationals minor league Spring Training camp is in full swing. It is crickets on what would normally be the big league side of … Continue reading

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The trade that brought Drew Millas to the Nats could pay dividends!

During the last week of July 2021, the Washington Nationals went through a franchise altering trade deadline that meant parting ways with Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and five other key pieces of the team. Included in the trade … Continue reading

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Re-ranking the Washington Nationals Top-15 prospects and how the analysts grade the farm system!

After the official signings of the international prospects, the Washington Nationals added ten players to their farm system. Those ten players, two from Cuba, seven from the Dominican Republic, and one from Panama, will join the Nats at their Dominican Academy … Continue reading

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The Washington Nationals 2022 Prospect Watchlist

While the top prospects get most of the page time for all teams, today we are going to look at some of the players on our watch list who could step up into the top prospects’ spotlight in the Washington … Continue reading

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The Nats’ player development hires and restructure is complete!

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The signing of Cristhian Vaquero is official!

The Washington Nationals had an unofficial agreement with Cristhian Vaquero in place for well over a year. And finally the waiting is over as the Nats made this signing official and added another top prospect to their farm system. Vaquero will … Continue reading

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