21 y/o baseball fanatic writing about the Washington @Nationals and baseball on my MLB-affiliated blog since 2012. Always optimistic. Let the kids play!
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Mike Rizzo actually did quite well at the back of the draft this decade ('21-'24).
Jacob Young, Brad Lord, Andrew Alvarez, Erik Tolman, Riley Cornelio, and Jared Simpson all 7th rounders or later, + Yoel Tejeda/Max Romero/Robert Cranz/Sam Petersen in MiLB
- DFA Cosgrove
- Put in a waiver claim on LHP Hoby Milner, sign LHP John King, or promote Jared Simpson
- Promote Morales or Lipscomb and DFA either Tena or Vivas
- Promote Wood and RHP reliever (Yean!) on 9/1
FWIW, the Nats rotation is currently:
Alvarez (2021 12th rounder)
Cavalli (2020 1st rounder)
Irvin (2018 4th rounder)
Kent (2023 4th rounder)
Lord (2022 18th rounder)
How many completely homegrown rotations are there in MLB today? With only one 1st rounder?
Red Sox mentioned as a trade partner... wanna give us Jake Bennett (+ more) back?
Nationals’ Luis García Jr. gaining traction in trade talks as teams look for power bats … Story with @spencernusbaum_: nytimes.com/athletic/7453405…
Eddy Yean is not our closer
He's just a guy we called up from Triple-A
But it seems he might be okay
If House is in AAA, there's no reason for him to split playing time with Morales and Chaparro. If I were Toboni:
- call up Crews and Morales
- send down House, Wiemer to IL/DFA Vivas
- DFA Granillo or Fernandez
Waiver wire LHP for the Nats to consider:
Jared Shuster, dropped by STL. Similar to Waldichuk, can eat innings, 1st-rd pick pedigree. Doesn't miss bats but may be fixable.
Kolby Allard, dropped by CLE. Had a great 2025, struggled to begin '26.
The Nationals TV crew has to find out a way to prevent every lefty's pitch from blending into the green-screen advertisement behind home plate. It's minor, but that millisecond of the ball being bright yellow is quite annoying
Per the transactions log:
Wyatt Henseler, the Nats' 2025 9th round pick and the Ivy League's all-time leader in career home runs, has retired. Henseler struggled in limited MiLB play last year.
A smart trade for the Nats, who pick up a young reliever who was dominant in AAA last year and solid in the MLB.
George Soriano, who is off to St. Louis, had already been DFAd after Nats claimed Ken Waldichuk. Trevor Williams goes to 60-day IL.
Nationals acquire right-handed pitcher Andre Granillo mlb.com/nationals/news/washi…
The Red Sox claimed INF/OF Mickey Gasper off waivers from the Nationals.
Nats claimed Gasper on 1/20, and designated him for assignment when the Nats claimed Richard Lovelady off waivers on 1/29.
I have various front pages of the Washington Post sports section hanging up in my childhood bedroom. The Post's sports section helped inspire me to pursue journalism.
Losing their coverage is, to put it mildly, a devastating loss for our region. Thinking of their staff today.
