{"id":17503,"date":"2022-04-12T10:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T14:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17503"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T14:30:56","slug":"prospectdigest-nats-top-10-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17503","title":{"rendered":"ProspectDigest Nats top 10 released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cruz-Armando-via-talknats.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"414\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cruz-Armando-via-talknats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cruz-Armando-via-talknats.png 411w, https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cruz-Armando-via-talknats-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cruz-Armando-via-talknats-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Armando Cruz gets high props with this list.  Photo via talknats.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the 2022 season has started, we&#8217;re still seeing pundit Prospect ranking lists trickle in.  In fact, we still havn&#8217;t seen several major shops&#8217; Nats list at this point, so we&#8217;ll continue doing these posts as they arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Prospectdigest.com and its lead pundit Joseph Werner released his <a href=\"https:\/\/prospectdigest.com\/washington-nationals-top-10-prospects-for-2022\/\">Nats top 10 list<\/a>.  https:\/\/prospectdigest.com\/washington-nationals-top-10-prospects-for-2022\/ .  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s some comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ruiz at #1.  I think Werner is following the Baseball America &#8220;rules&#8221; for eligibility, as opposed to MLBs.  He&#8217;s still got Ruiz as being a prospect.  Perhaps he wrote this list last fall (which may be true, given the fact that there&#8217;s mo mention of Vaquero).<\/li><li>He then has the same 2-5 names as most everyone else, in the same order: Cavalli, House, Henry, Rutledge.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the top 5 is where his list gets, um, &#8220;interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Armando Cruz at #6.  That&#8217;s the highest he&#8217;s been on any list since before last year&#8217;s trade deadline prospect haul.  He&#8217;s an 18yr old who hit .232 in the DSL last year &#8230; this ranking is entirely on  hype and scouting reports.<\/li><li>Daylen Lile at #7??  Wow, that&#8217;s way too high for his profile.  I mean, everything has to go right for a 6.0&#8243; slap hitter to make it, and his pro debut was awful (.219\/.363\/.250 in FCL last  year).  How is this guy higher than any number of other hitters we have in the system?  Crazy.  Plus, we now know he&#8217;s torn his UCL and is out for the entire 2022 season.  So &#8230; yes perhaps late breaking news, but this list should have been adjusted.<\/li><li>Mitchell Parker at #8?  This is the highest ranking I&#8217;ve seen anyone have for Parker.  Look, I like Parker; but there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;d have him above Adon or Lara or Carrillo or Lee right now.  Adon is in the majors for crying out loud.  Lara&#8217;s got better stuff and is 3 years younger.  Carrillo probably could be in the MLB bullpen right now, and Lee struck out 104 in 77 High-A innings last year.  <\/li><li>Lara and Carrillo round out the top 10; don&#8217;t have any issues with those guys being around this range.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nits: No Vaquero.  they drafted him in January and its now Mid April.  If you rank Cruz at #6 then you have to put in a guy who was older and better at signing time.  Also, no mention of Adon despite him being in the MLB rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, not much else to note.  I can&#8217;t see any other possible ommissions from this top 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though the 2022 season has started, we&#8217;re still seeing pundit Prospect ranking lists trickle in. In fact, we still havn&#8217;t seen several major shops&#8217; Nats list at this point, so we&#8217;ll continue doing these posts as they arrive. Today, Prospectdigest.com and its lead pundit Joseph Werner released his Nats top 10 list. https:\/\/prospectdigest.com\/washington-nationals-top-10-prospects-for-2022\/ . 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