Ball Security Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Hmm. The Nats Talk guy(s) mentioned him a couple days ago. Williams excelled as a reliever with the Mets. He made, I think, nine starts with varying levels of success. He used to be a starter with Pittsburgh. Perhaps we are giving him an opportunity to start. He does have some personality. The 40 man is now full. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: I think having multiple guys who can go both ways (hi-yo!) is necessary with Cavalli and Gore in the rotation. They are going to limit their innings, so we'll need people who can fill them. Ward, Williams, and Espino fill those roles nicely. Those three and Abbott too. Add Gore, Gray, Cavalli, and Corbin and you have eight. Then you need five guys to work the back end: Finnegan, Harvey, Edwards, Machado/Arano/Thompson/Weems, and Cronin/Frerer. I’m not well versed on which ones have options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Ball Security said: Those three and Abbott too. Add Gore, Gray, Cavalli, and Corbin and you have eight. Then you need five guys to work the back end: Finnegan, Harvey, Edwards, Machado/Arano/Thompson/Weems, and Cronin/Frerer. I’m not well versed on which ones have options. I am not sure about options either--but there's another name to watch: Zack Brzykcy. Showed a lot this past year over AA and AAA. I do like the backend of our pen--if Harvey can stay healthy, he'll be lights out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: I am not sure about options either--but there's another name to watch: Zack Brzykcy. Showed a lot this past year over AA and AAA. I do like the backend of our pen--if Harvey can stay healthy, he'll be lights out. Yeah, he’s a guy to keep an eye on though he’s not currently on the 40. I looked at Fangraphs and it seems like all of the relievers have an option except Machado and Edwards. And, of course, Ward has to stay on the roster. They project an all righty pen. They also do minor league roster projections. I’m definitely gonna make a game or two at Fredericksburg. https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/nationals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 8 hours ago, Ball Security said: I’m definitely gonna make a game or two at Fredericksburg. I went to a game last year, it was awesome, super cheap tickets, cool stadium, definitely worth the trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 https://www.talknats.com/2022/12/12/rebuild-get-go/ An opinion piece on where they are in the rebuild. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ball Security Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Some more 40 man news. Add a new arm to AAA. Fox didn’t have much of an opportunity here. Depending on how many long men they carry on the roster, they’ll have a number of guys looking to make starts in AAA: Alexy, Abbott, Adon, Lee, Irvin, Henry, Treteault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/nationals-sign-matt-adams-tommy-romero.html Matt Adams is back, baby. So is Tommy Romero another AAA starter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Erasmo Ramirez is coming back according to Heyman, Dougherty, etc. They’ll need to make a corresponding 40 man move. At this moment, I’d project the 26 man to be: Thomas-9 Abrams-6 Meneses-7 Candelario-3 Garcia-4 Ruiz-2 M Adams-DH Alu-5 Robles 6 R Adams, Kieboom, Vargas, Call Gray, Cavalli, Gore, Corbin, Williams Doolittle, Machado, Ramirez, Espino, Ward, Edwards, Harvey, Finnegan. They’ll need two spots on the 40 for Adams and Doolittle, but they can get those with Rainey and Strasburg on the 60-day DL. Rochester: starters: Abbott, Adon, Romero, Irvin, Alexy, Tetreault. I’d imagine they could do a six man rotation. If not send one down to Harrisburg along with Evan Lee. bullpen: Arano, Weems, Thompson, Cronin, Brzykcy, Harris, Castro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EmirOfShmo Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Let him have one more healthy, full season with us...please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Nationals claim Jeter Downs who the Red Sox recently released. Good pick up for a team in this position. I’m not sure what his options situation is, but if he has them I’d imagine he’d start in Rochester. Perhaps they look at him moving to 3B. Reed Garrett is the corresponding move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ball Security Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Haha. I came to post the exact same tweet. I like the idea of Mancini on the roster. I’m not thrilled with the idea of him in left field. But, as of now, there are no starting LFers on the roster. Do they not feel like Meneses can hold down a spot. Is his defense that bad? I’d convert Kieboom to LF. No, you can’t pencil him in. But they liked his bat in ST last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 I like Mancini's bat, if he can give us a 25 HR, 110-115 OPS+ season, he'll be one of the better hitters on the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 It'd at least be an offseason signing. The moves they've made this offseason have been concerning. No big moves, just claiming Downs off waivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 hours ago, ixcuincle said: It'd at least be an offseason signing. The moves they've made this offseason have been concerning. No big moves, just claiming Downs off waivers This isn't surprising at all. The top FAs were never in play for us, and I wouldn't want Taijuan Walker, Jameson Taillon, or Dansby Swanson for what they signed for. Plus, they'd block/take meaningful ABs from too many up and coming prospects like Cavalli, Gore, Ruiz, and Abrams. We have prospects at a lot of positions: 3B: Alu/Kieboom, signed Candelario, House a while away. SS: Abrams job to lose. 2B: Garcia's job to lose. 1B: Could use someone here, Menses will regress. In talks with Mancini, supposedly. C: Ruiz job to lose. OF: Thomas, Robles are in, LF is open. Hassell is at AA and, if all goes well, will push for promotion sometime this year---plus we have a glut of blue chip OFers in the minors. Outside of the Judge, deGrom, Rodon types, there is no one that you can point to and say "they'd help us in 3 years when we are ready to compete again." The Cubs, I think, are just spending to spend. I really dislike their moves--they overpaid for marginal talent, especially Swanson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 14 hours ago, Riggo#44 said: He was easy to root for overcoming so much. I'd be happen with him here as someone who can play a few positions and DH, and be a trade deadline piece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ball Security Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Dom Smith signed an MLB deal. He hasn’t really recovered from a labrum injury. He’ll be in line for 1B. Don’t know the corresponding move, but I’d imagine Meneses gets a look at LF full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I guess that means Mancini is off the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 Former Mets do well here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 A couple items from today… Signed Corey Dickerson. Machado is dropped from the 40 man. Sale update. https://www.talknats.com/2023/01/10/breaking-source-sale-nats-said-no-sale-current-status/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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