First draft of this post? 8/10/21 when Perfect Game updated its Virginia rankings for the 2021 prep season and added in some top-level DC area players. The College players are mostly drawn from my 2020 Local High School draft coverage, listing guys who were HS seniors in 2020 who went to 3-year programs and who are now draft eligible. 2023 could be a real banner year for … [Read more...] about 2023 Draft Coverage: Local draft-prospects to keep an eye on
End of June Check-in on Rotations
Bennett probably our early Minor League POTY. Photo from OSU We did an end of April check-in on the rotations and an End of May check-in. Here’s another look after another month. Important links for this analysis: Big Board: the big board shows the rotations, plus the starters and the roles of the relievers as best as I can figure. Furthermore, the rotations are in … [Read more...] about End of June Check-in on Rotations
Baseball America Nats top 30 mid-season check in
House working his way back up the rankings. Photo via primetimesportstalk.com Now that we’re past CWS, but not yet to the draft, lets clear out some psots. If a major prospect scouting shop publishes a top 30 list, you know i’m all over it. On June 15th, BA did so for our team. Here’s an analysis of the list, looking at players who rose/fell against BA’s list in … [Read more...] about Baseball America Nats top 30 mid-season check in
2023 CWS Finals: LSU Wins!
Requisite dogpile post-win image via usatoday The Final of the 2023 CWS couldn’t have featured two better teams for the marquee matchup of the year. Florida entered the tournament as the #2 overall seed and was 4th in RPI, having been a mainstay in the top-25 rankings for most of the year. LSU was the #1 ranked team for a good part of the season before slipping to #7 as … [Read more...] about 2023 CWS Finals: LSU Wins!
2023 CWS Group Play Recap and Finals preview
We’ve seen the last of Paul Skenes’ college career. We’re through to the CWS final in Omaha. Let’s recap the group play with some notes. In the Top Bracket (#1 Wake Forest, Tennessee, #5 LSU, #8 Stanford) In the opening games, Wake Forest survives a strong push from Stanford, winning a game they probably didn’t deserve to win. Meanwhile, LSU topped Tennessee behind … [Read more...] about 2023 CWS Group Play Recap and Finals preview