Tyler Bell is the highest profile player from the 2024 draft to turn down big money for a chance later at even bigger money. Photo BA. Ever since we entered the draft pool bonus era, players not signing who were drafted in the top 10 have been a rarity. Oddly in 2024, with the draft signing deadline having just passed on 7/31/24, we saw four players not sign. This post … [Read more...] about Four top 10 round picks failed to sign in 2024 – a rarity
MLBPipeline Mid-season top 30 Update
Jarlin Susana gets a well-deserved bump up in teh rankings. Photo Washington Post The boys at MLBPipeline (Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, et al) have done a mid-season reshuffling of all 30 teams’ prospect lists, and the Nats system looks demonstrably different in the wake of the draft, trades, and over/under performance of some players. This is a discussion of where the … [Read more...] about MLBPipeline Mid-season top 30 Update
Zuckerman 8/6/24 Q&A
Lots of questions about Abrams this week Photo via dcsportskings.com I have not done this in a while. I used to do this near weekly post series when former Nats beat writer Bill Ladsen would answer fan questions. Now he’s moved on and we rarely get any of the known beat writers addressing any fan questions … except for long-time beat man Mark Zuckerman. Zuckerman … [Read more...] about Zuckerman 8/6/24 Q&A
End of July 2024 Rotation Reviews
Could Lord be the next guy promoted to the majors?? Photo via threads.com IG Here’s the End of July 2024 check-ins on all our rotations, from MLB to FCL. Each team section analysis will have the same items: current rotation, changes in the last month, observations, next guy to get promoted (if its in the minors), next guy to get cut, and then a few comments about … [Read more...] about End of July 2024 Rotation Reviews
2024 Draft and Trade Deadline Prospect Haul Impact on Farm System
Seaver King should be the highest-ranked player we’ve picked up this month. Photo via opendorse We’re now past both the 2024 Draft and the 2024 Trade Deadline. Lets summarize the draft results, the trade deadline deals, and then discuss the impact all these new players seem to have on our “top 30” ranks and perhaps on the team in the future. 2024 Draft Results. We … [Read more...] about 2024 Draft and Trade Deadline Prospect Haul Impact on Farm System