Rutledge could be one of our best ever Rule5 protections. 2023 photo via 3rdmanin.com Here’s a complete history of my predicted Rule-5 additions (with links to each prediction piece), along with the Actual players the team protected (with links as well), to show my (lack of) predictive powers. It’s updated for 2023 and has narratives about each class and how the players … [Read more...] about Rule-5 Protection Prediction history updated for 2023
2023 Non Tender Candidate Analysis
Robles gets to hang out one more year. Photo via nbcsports Hot on the tail of the Rule-5 analysis we have the tender deadline for arb-eligible players. Well, technically the entirety of the arb-eligible plus pre-arb players are up for non-tendering, but the priority this week is usually just dealing with the players who have arbitration cases coming up (we can simply … [Read more...] about 2023 Non Tender Candidate Analysis
2023 Rule-5 Discussion
DJ Herz is seemingly a lock to get protected. Photo via Wash Post We do it every year. Its our annual deep dive into our older prospects to see who the team may be thinking about protecting. Here’s links to past years posts on this topic: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010. And here’s a summary of all these posts and my … [Read more...] about 2023 Rule-5 Discussion
2023 MLFAs Announced
Tetreault declared a MLFA along with several other notable former prospects. Photo via federalbaseball.com As was posted yesterday (early this morning?) by Luke over at NationalsProspects.com, BA released its list of known 2023 Minor League Free Agents by team this week. The Nats had no fewer than 30 (!) players listed on BA’s list, to go along with a couple of guys who … [Read more...] about 2023 MLFAs Announced
Prospect Season kicks off with BA top 10
Nobody improved their prospect value more than Rutledge in 2023 photo via 3rdmanin.com We havn’t even returned the 60-day DL players back to the active roster, and Baseball America goes and drops its first pre-2024 analysis. They released their pre-2024 top 10, plus their list of “best tools” and their stab at a 2027 roster for the team. Here’s the top 10 and some quick … [Read more...] about Prospect Season kicks off with BA top 10