Following the Minor League Teams

[Elvir Ovcina]

hey, he broke in as a third baseman. Maybe somebody should tell Kieboom to train with him?

Broke in?  Broke in?  Dude won 2 MVPs while playing 3B!  Maybe Kieboom just needs to drink a case of Yuengling nightly and he'll be a .340-hitting extra-base hit machine.  (Or if he decides to limit it to team flights, Wade Boggs is also an acceptable outcome; either way, Kieboom needs to drink more.  A lot more.)

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Broke in?  Broke in?  Dude won 2 MVPs while playing 3B!  Maybe Kieboom just needs to drink a case of Yuengling nightly and he'll be a .340-hitting extra-base hit machine.  (Or if he decides to limit it to team flights, Wade Boggs is also an acceptable outcome; either way, Kieboom needs to drink more.  A lot more.)

Incredible that he moved back across the diamond in 2012 & 13 after 3 year as a 1B and DH.  You just don't pick up a more difficult defensive position like that at age 29. 

Yes, Kieboom needs to drink more and put on 40-60 pounds (miggy listed at 249).

Used to drink at CCSP when the Marlins were in town ~15 year ago.

[Smithian]

https://twitter.com/FXBGNats/status/1512106422133215232

FredNats lineup should be pretty solid.

[imref]

https://twitter.com/FXBGNats/status/1512106422133215232

FredNats lineup should be pretty solid.

Infante and House

[KnorrForYourMoney]

The AAAA affiliate lost a tough one in Pittsburgh today, 5-3

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The AAAA affiliate lost a tough one in Pittsburgh today, 5-3

but it is good to see some progress.  Robles hit a ball hard and took a walk.  I'm thinking that he may have a shot at becoming a major leaguer when he's 25 or so. Corbin, on the other hand, I don't know why a guy his age sticks around.  He must have a Jacoby Ellsbury-type contract where he gets paid only if he doesn't retire.

[Smithian]

Senators have won 7 of 8

[imref]

Senators have won 7 of 8

Senators and Fred-Nats have been very good

[Smithian]

Senators and Fred-Nats have been very good

Pleasant change from last year.

There are a few older guys who are off to good starts, but the teams aren't overloaded with guys too old for their leagues.

[welch]

From a quick glance at Rochester's stats:

- Cavalli in a trough

- Clippard drops ERA to 5.11

- Garcia, Tres B., Nick Banks (?) hitting well

- Donavan Casey bumping along at .230.

https://www.milb.com/rochester/stats/?playerPool=ALL

[JCA-CrystalCity]

IS there a handy listing of players who must be added to the 40 man roster or exposed to Rule 5 at the end of the year?  I think both Irvin and Theophile are in that boat. 

[welch]

Wilmington dropped both games in yesterday's double-header, both shutouts. Fell a half-game into 4th place, at 14 - 14, about 2.5 games behind the Yankee affiliate Hudson Valley. That's in the second half of the season. Finished the first half in second place, 35 - 30.

[imref]

6 total losses for the farm yesterday

[Natsinpwc]

Rochester game is currently on MLB TV. Of course they are losing.

[Natsinpwc]

Rochester game is currently on MLB TV. Of course they are losing.

Down 5-0 in the 5th. Sterling Sharp knocked out in the 4th.

[imref]

Harrisburg manager Tripp Keister has been fired.

https://thenatsreport.com/09/20/2022/quicknotes/quick-notes-nationals-parted-ways-with-their-double-a-manager-tripp-keister-per-sources/

[Elvir Ovcina]

Harrisburg manager Tripp Kiester has been fired.

https://thenatsreport.com/09/20/2022/quicknotes/quick-notes-nationals-parted-ways-with-their-double-a-manager-tripp-keister-per-sources/

He's been with the org a long time - the 11 years the article cites sounds right to me.

I'm sure Watson will replace him with someone from that noted player development machine and perennial contender in Arizona, though, so that's good news.

[imref]

Nats announce farm system staffs for 2023.

Via nationalsprospects.com - asterisk is new assignment. Delino DeShields is the big new name.

ROCHESTER
Manager – Matthew LeCroy
Hitting Coach – Brian Daubach
Pitching Coach – Rafael Chaves
Athletic Trainer – Eric Montague
Strength/Conditioning – Mike Warren
Developmental Coach – Billy McMillon
Performance Analyst – Daniel Minter

HARRISBURG
Manager – Delino DeShields
Hitting Coach – Tim Doherty*
Pitching Coach – Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer – Don Neidig*
Strength/Conditioning – Ryan Grose*
Developmental Coach – Oscar Salazar
Performance Analyst – Samantha Unger

WILMINGTON
Manager – Mario Lisson
Hitting Coach – Micah Franklin*
Pitching Coach – Mark DiFelice
Athletic Trainer – Kirby Craft*
Strength/Conditioning – Brandon Pentheny
Developmental Coach – Mark Harris
Performance Analyst – Paul Sirena

FREDERICKSBURG
Manager – Jake Lowery
Hitting Coach – Delwyn Young
Pitching Coach – Justin Lord*
Athletic Trainer – Jacob Meyer*
Strength/Conditioning – Nathan Sier
Developmental Coach – Carmelo Jaime
Performance Analyst – Josh Freligh

FLORIDA COMPLEX LEAGUE
Manager – Luis Ordaz
Hitting Coach – Ender Chávez
Pitching Coach – Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer – Nitfrancis Marrero
Strength/Conditioning – RJ Guyer*
Developmental Coach – Destin Hood
Complex Athletic Trainer – Cesar Roman

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE
Manager/Field Coordinator – Sandy Martinez
Hitting Coach – Alex Valdez
Hitting/Outfield/Baserunning Coach – Freddy Guzman*
Pitching Coach – Edwin Hurtado
Assistant Pitching Coach – Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield Coach – Rafael Ozuna
Outfield Coach – Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer – Miguel Cabrera
Strength/Conditioning – Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. – Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant – Anthony Rosario

[Natsinpwc]

Didn’t know Destin Hood was in the organization. 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The Guardians have a reputation of drafting — and otherwise acquiring — pitchers with plus command, then jumpstarting the quality of their raw stuff. The extent to which that’s true — ditto the extent to which the Cubs are looking to follow that model — is something that neither seems particularly anxious to confirm (or deny). Hawkins did allow that it is a sound strategy.

“I think it’s accurate to say that guys who have good feel, and know how to pitch, project to be performers in the major leagues,” he told me.” From there, helping them get better stuff is the lever we’re pulling.”

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-carter-hawkins-compares-the-cubs-and-cleveland/

Interesting to compare pitching development philosophies.  The Guardians have been fantastic for a long time. It seems they focus on finding guys with good command and then working on their pitches to improve their stuff.  My impression of the Nats has been sort of the opposite, but I'll defer to others who follow this more closely.  To me, it seems like the continuous story of almost every pitcher in the organization, especially the cheap free agents, has been to find guys who throw hard but may have big walk rates.  I'm sure there's a lot of other teams that emphasize hard throwing, but I found this point about the Guardians and the direction the Cubs are moving in to be interesting.