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A couple of articles from Byron Kerr on Nick Banks, who played in the AFL and was at Harrisburg this year.https://www.masnsports.com/byron-kerr/2019/11/nick-banks-making-a-name-for-himself-with-big-jump-in-2019-season.htmlhttps://www.masnsports.com/byron-kerr/2019/11/banks-worked-on-his-approach-in-arizona-now-preps-for-2020.htmlhis afl lineNick Banks - 56 ABs. .250 / .295 / .464 3HRs, 2SBs
Eddy Yean, RHP (2019: NR | 2020: No. 6) -- Pitching as an 18-year-old between the Rookie-level Gulf Coast and New York-Penn Leagues last season, Yean ran his fastball up to 97 mph and flashed potential with two promising secondary pitches while compiling a 3.50 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 10 starts between the two stops.
The same goes for Marte, De La Rosa and Quintana, except the Nationals typically move outfielders faster. That depends, of course, on how these three progress in the next few years. Scialabba noted Marte’s speed and arm. With De La Rosa, a prospect Scialabba first pointed to in the spring of 2019, the club sees athleticism and a developing left-handed bat. And with Quintana, the youngest player Scialabba named, the Nationals heard the right noises off his bat this fall.Remember, Scialabba prefaced this all by calling Antuna, Cluff, Mendoza and Pineda “A-ball type players.” That means they’re not quite on the major league doorstep. That means De La Rosa, Marte and Quintana are a step or two behind that. But it’s never too early to project.“He’s really young,” Scialabba said of Quintana. “But he’s a physical, powerful corner outfielder. His hands stay inside the baseball extremely well, he has a feel for the strike zone, and he had as loud of a bat that we had at our Instructional League camp. We’re really excited about his potential.”
