Author Topic: Nationals Prospect Reports / Minor League Rankings 2022 (Read 4278 times)

imref · « **Topic Start:** October 29, 2021, 11:51:10 AM »

BA's 2022 top 10 is out:

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-washington-nationals-top-mlb-prospects/

1. Kiebert Ruiz
2. Cade Cavalli
3. Brady House
4. Yasel Antuna
5. Andry Lara
6. Cole Henry
7. Joan Adon
8. Gerado Carrillo
9. Jackson Rutledge
10. Armando Cruz

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #1:** October 29, 2021, 04:32:48 PM »

Quote from: imref on October 29, 2021, 11:51:10 AM

BA's 2022 top 10 is out:

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-washington-nationals-top-mlb-prospects/

1. Kiebert Ruiz
2. Cade Cavalli
3. Brady House
4. Yasel Antuna
5. Andry Lara
6. Cole Henry
7. Joan Adon
8. Gerado Carrillo
9. Jackson Rutledge
10. Armando Cruz

I’d swap henry and antuna. List is better than it’s looked in recent years though.

imref · « **Reply #2:** December 23, 2021, 08:24:09 PM »

Another ranking is out:

https://prospect361.com/2021/11/26/2022-washington-nationals-top-15-prospects/

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #3:** December 23, 2021, 08:58:10 PM »

Quote from: imref on December 23, 2021, 08:24:09 PM

Another ranking is out:

https://prospect361.com/2021/11/26/2022-washington-nationals-top-15-prospects/

guess this was done before the afl. Antuna still ranks high as a SS on this list.

imref · « **Reply #4:** December 28, 2021, 10:10:34 AM »

2022 prospect watch list - https://nationalsprospects.com/2021/12/the-2022-nationalsprospects-com-watchlist/

DCsOwn · « **Reply #5:** January 11, 2022, 11:51:26 PM »

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ba-hot-100-dynasty-fypd-rankings-2022/

imref · « **Reply #6:** January 17, 2022, 06:22:10 PM »

TalkNats slots Vaquero in at 4th:

https://www.talknats.com/2022/01/17/re-ranking-washington-nationals-top-15-prospects/

1. Ruiz
2. Cavalli
3. House
4. Vaquero
5. Henry
6. Lara
7. Cruz
8. Rutledge
9. Adon
10. Antuna
11. De La Rosa
12. Lile
13. Aldo Raine...uh...Ramirez
14. Mitchell Parker
15. Carrillo

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #7:** January 17, 2022, 07:59:27 PM »

Quote from: imref on January 17, 2022, 06:22:10 PM

TalkNats slots Vaquero in at 4th:

https://www.talknats.com/2022/01/17/re-ranking-washington-nationals-top-15-prospects/

1. Ruiz
2. Cavalli
3. House
4. Vaquero
5. Henry
6. Lara
7. Cruz
8. Rutledge
9. Adon
10. Antuna
11. De La Rosa
12. Lile
13. Aldo Raine...uh...Ramirez
14. Mitchell Parker
15. Carrillo

That’s a good top 6. Big drop off in quality after that

Smithian · « **Reply #8:** January 21, 2022, 01:54:10 PM »

Not certain we'll break out of the 20's in farm rankings, but that's a whole lot better than it was a year ago. Actually have more than a couple top prospects and there are players below the top 5 with good enough tools that I wouldn't be surprised if they were a useful role player in the future.

imref · « **Reply #9:** January 25, 2022, 02:38:15 PM »

This one has projected starting points next season: https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/nationals/nationals-2022-top-10-prospects-where-cade-cavalli-cristhian-vaquero-stand

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #10:** January 25, 2022, 03:08:14 PM »

I have a hard time sometimes figuring out why some guys are still on these prospect lists. Like why is Ruiz still on it but not Gray?

Other than Ruiz who is already in MLB the only sure things seem to be Cavalli and and House and I guess Vaquero.

Slateman · « **Reply #11:** January 25, 2022, 03:16:18 PM »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on January 25, 2022, 03:08:14 PM

I have a hard time sometimes figuring out why some guys are still on these prospect lists. Like why is Ruiz still on it but not Gray?

Other than Ruiz who is already in MLB the only sure things seem to be Cavalli and and House and I guess Vaquero.

Rookie eligibility

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #12:** January 25, 2022, 03:54:26 PM »

Quote from: Slateman on January 25, 2022, 03:16:18 PM

Rookie eligibility

Ok. I guess he had fewer at bats than I thought.

Mattionals · « **Reply #13:** January 25, 2022, 06:40:58 PM »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on January 25, 2022, 03:54:26 PM

Ok. I guess he had fewer at bats than I thought.

I thought his rookie status lapsed in 2021? Maybe I'm thinking of Gray who definitely lost his eligibility last season.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #14:** January 25, 2022, 08:54:45 PM »

Quote from: Mattionals on January 25, 2022, 06:40:58 PM

I thought his rookie status lapsed in 2021? Maybe I'm thinking of Gray who definitely lost his eligibility last season.

Looked it up and he has only 96 mlb at bats. Not sure what the criteria is.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #15:** January 26, 2022, 08:27:10 AM »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on January 25, 2022, 08:54:45 PM

Looked it up and he has only 96 mlb at bats. Not sure what the criteria is.

130 or fewer ABs, 50 or fewer innings = rookie. Gray had 62.2 innings

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #16:** January 26, 2022, 09:39:00 AM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 26, 2022, 08:27:10 AM

130 or fewer ABs, 50 or fewer innings = rookie. Gray had 62.2 innings

Thanks

imref · « **Reply #17:** January 27, 2022, 04:21:50 PM »

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Smithian · « **Reply #18:** January 31, 2022, 10:30:23 AM »

Quote from: imref on January 27, 2022, 04:21:50 PM

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-washington-nationals-top-10-prospects-podcast/

I don't have to be too drunk or squint too hard to see how things could get better fast for the Nationals and have them competing in 2023. But I don't see how it happens without Strasburg giving the Nats something and some other best case scenarios.

I do really like a lot of the things happening in the minors. Years of awful results in the minors probably has me overly excited by one tool prospects but at least a step forward.

imref · « **Reply #19:** February 02, 2022, 04:53:50 PM »

BBA's latest rankings have the Nats farm system at 26 in the league. The article is behind a paywall so I don't know if they still have Ruiz in the system or not.

https://baseballamerica.com/rankings/2022-mlb-organization-talent-rankings/

Slateman · « **Reply #20:** February 02, 2022, 06:31:59 PM »

Quote from: YadiSTAR aka Smithian on January 31, 2022, 10:30:23 AM

I don't have to be too drunk or squint too hard to see how things could get better fast for the Nationals and have them competing in 2023. But I don't see how it happens without Strasburg giving the Nats something and some other best case scenarios.

I do really like a lot of the things happening in the minors. Years of awful results in the minors probably has me overly excited by one tool prospects but at least a step forward.

The biggest question is have the Nationals done enough to improve player development

imref · « **Reply #21:** February 14, 2022, 10:33:46 AM »

Keith Law's ratings are out, he ranks the Nats' system at 27th and has House as our top prospect and expects him to move to 3B.

http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=17425 has details

Slateman · « **Reply #22:** February 23, 2022, 09:48:38 PM »

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2022-top-100-prospects/

Two Nationals made FG's top 100.

Cavalli is ranked 74th, with high reliever risk.

House listed at 98

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #23:** February 23, 2022, 11:42:58 PM »

Quote from: Slateman on February 23, 2022, 09:48:38 PM

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2022-top-100-prospects/

Two Nationals made FG's top 100.

Cavalli is ranked 74th, with high reliever risk.

House listed at 98

Cole Henry is #82.

Slateman · « **Reply #24:** February 24, 2022, 07:58:28 AM »

Oh yea, forgot about the other high injury risk, probably reliever