{"id":18261,"date":"2023-11-06T14:15:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=18261"},"modified":"2023-11-06T14:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:30:06","slug":"prospect-season-kicks-off-with-ba-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=18261","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Season kicks off with BA top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RudledgeJackson-arkansas-via-3rdmanin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RudledgeJackson-arkansas-via-3rdmanin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RudledgeJackson-arkansas-via-3rdmanin.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/RudledgeJackson-arkansas-via-3rdmanin-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nobody improved their prospect value more than Rutledge in 2023 photo via 3rdmanin.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We havn&#8217;t even returned the 60-day DL players back to the active roster, and Baseball America goes and drops its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/teams\/2013-washington-nationals\/prospects\/?season=2024&amp;ranking=preseason\">pre-2024 analysis<\/a>.  They released their pre-2024 top 10, plus their list of &#8220;best tools&#8221; and their stab at a 2027 roster for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the top 10 and some quick thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-117\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-117\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">BA pre-2024 top 10<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Last Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">First Name<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Position<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Crews<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Dylan<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">OF (CF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wood<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">James<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">OF (Corner)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">House<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Brady<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">SS\/3B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cavalli<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Cade<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RHP (Starter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Morales<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yohandy<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rutledge<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jackson<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RHP (Starter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hassell III<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Robert<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">OF (CF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vaquero<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Cristian<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">OF (CF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Green<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Elijah<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">OF (CF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Susana<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jarlin<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RHP (Starter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-117 from cache -->\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No surprise on top 3.  Wouldn&#8217;t surprise me to see all three start in AA in 2024, all three move up together, and all three debut in the majors by mid-season.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cavalli at #4 isn&#8217;t terribly surprising &#8230; if he shows that he&#8217;s got pre-TJ stuff upon his return, he could\/should be back up to #2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morales really had a solid debut, bumping him above some more familiar names.  Its about time we had a 2nd round pick work out for us.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rutledge&#8217;s 2023 season, which shocked this observer, has him now just outside the top echelon of our prospect royalty.  Talk about a turnaround from his 2022 season.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hassell&#8217;s season just seemed to drag him down, post hamate-bone surgery.  Remember, it wasn&#8217;t too long ago that he was the #2 prospect in the system.  I&#8217;d really like to see him regain that luster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vaquero remains more hype than production, but at least he&#8217;s stateside now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green&#8217;s K numbers have officially taken the shine of his star.  He&#8217;s dropped to #9 here, and that&#8217;s low enough that he&#8217;s no longer a sure thing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susana somehow comes in at #10, despite ending the season injured and repeating a level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Players outside the top 10 looking in.  Only one real nit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;d put Lile above Susana at this point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I guess Bennett is going to be in the mid teens for the next year and a half with TJ recovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sykora?  Where do you put him?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DJ Herz?  Who would you rather have right now?  Herz or Susana?  Just saying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>FYI, the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/186nm-v5F-zTCoR2Be7TFYM3e2cZ-gYi2WVqJLEkHdmc\/\">Big Board now has a 2024 tab<\/a>, and i&#8217;ve caught it up to today&#8217;s moves, which were to return the 60-day DL guys to the 40-man roster, which required the DFA of Matt Cronin.  More moves to follow, since we&#8217;re definitely looking at some rule-5 protections in a week or so.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/186nm-v5F-zTCoR2Be7TFYM3e2cZ-gYi2WVqJLEkHdmc\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We havn&#8217;t even returned the 60-day DL players back to the active roster, and Baseball America goes and drops its first pre-2024 analysis. They released their pre-2024 top 10, plus their list of &#8220;best tools&#8221; and their stab at a 2027 roster for the team. Here&#8217;s the top 10 and some quick thoughts. 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