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Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ top pitching prospect (according to MLB Pipeline’s scouts)... July 7, 2023 - ZOOM: “He was a first round guy going into the year.” This is Kris Kline talking. Kline, then Assistant GM and VP of Scouting Ops, and now a Special Assistant to GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo, was speaking on the second night of the 2023 Draft. He’d … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Travis Sykora …

Davey Martinez had a lot to say about the current state of and the future of the Nationals’ organization... The roster he finished the season with was drastically different than the roster he started the season with, and manager Davey Martinez talked before the Nationals’ 2024 finale about what he thought were the biggest developments for the club from another (re)building year … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Biggest development for the 2024 Nats? Pitching?

Notes and quotes on Jake Irvin before and after the All-Star break… In 20 starts prior to the All-Star break this season, Jake Irvin posted a (7-8) record, a 3.49 ERA, a 3.86 FIP, 29 walks (2.25 BB/9), 99 Ks (7.68 K/9), and a .231/.283/.395 line against in 116 innings pitched. In the so-called “second-half” of 2024, Irvin, 27, went (3-6) in 13 outings with a 5.90 ERA, a 5.30 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Jake Irvin in 2nd half & 2025…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ 2020 1st Round pick, who is once again rehabbing going into the offseason... Cade Cavalli missed time with the flu and also went through a “dead arm” period as he tried to rehab from last March’s Tommy John surgery, but in the end, the setbacks kept the righty from returning to the majors this season as the Nationals and the 2020 1st Round … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Cade Cavalli in 2025

Davey Martinez liked what he saw from Dylan Crews while the 22-year-old outfielder was in the majors... Dylan Crews, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, made his debut on August 28th, so any discussion of his numbers requires acknowledging the small sample size we are dealing with, but… In the leadoff spot in the lineup, while CJ Abrams was either struggling, out of the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Dylan Crews – Small Sample Size assessment…