Who should be called up now? Who cut?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Call him up

you want everybody called up.

Given the last week plus of play, not necessarily a bad idea.

[Slateman]

you want everybody called up.

Given the last week plus of play, not necessarily a bad idea.

No reason to not give everyone a taste. Give everyone who you want to contribute next year the opportunity to prepare this offseason.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

No reason to not give everyone a taste. Give everyone who you want to contribute next year the opportunity to prepare this offseason.

OK, so give me your list of cuts to make room for all the guys you want up in MLB.

[imref]

Call up:
- House
- Crews
- Ribalta
- La Sorsa

Send down:
- Blankenhorn
- Lipscomb (.167 /.206 / .200 in July just ain't gonna cut it)
- Adon
- Barnes

Rico Garcia and Grissom should be next up if Ribalta and La Sorsa flounder or we need to cut another reliever.

BTW, Joey Gallo is getting closer to a return.

New lineup:
1. Abrams
2. Yepez
3. Crews
4. Wood
5. Ramirez
6. Ruiz
7. Garcia Jr.
8. House
9. Young

[Slateman]

OK, so give me your list of cuts to make room for all the guys you want up in MLB.

Vargas, Ramirez, Nunez, Law, Rainey, Barnes, and Corbin can be DFA'd. When Rainey and Nunez pass through waivers, option them down to Triple A.

Lipscomb, Blankenhorn and Adams can be optioned down to Triple A.

Call up House, Crews, Tena, Millas, Stone, Chapparro, Ribalta, Lord/Stuart, LaSorsa/Medina, Rico Garcia.

House is primarily 3B, but will work Tena in there, at shortstop and 2B as well.
CHapparro and Yepez alternate 1B and DH. Stone gets some DH work against LHP as well

Don't care who from the Lord/Stuart set gets to pitch, the other will get called up to take over Parker/Herz's innings in September.

LaSorsa is just another lefty to me and I suspect he gets put on waivers in the offseason. This is a perfect opportunity to find out.



EDIT - Joey Gallo can just be released. Thanks for nothing. I could be talked into or out of Adon staying on the big league roster. Without converting Rutledge to a reliever, I just dont' see anyone I really want to try more than him.

[imref]

WRT to Nunez, we'd have to put him through waivers. If he clears, we offer him back to Miami for $50k. Only if they don't want him can we send him to the minors. Given what we have in our system now, it does seem ridiculous to keep him at this point.

Definitely agree with another swap of Millas for Adams. Millas should be getting a lot more opportunities going forward.

[IanRubbish]

The earlier Crews and House are called up, the sooner they'll make an MLB contribution.  Almost zero chance they'd get a season of service in '24 by finishing top 2 for RoTY.  If the org is trying to keep them from getting a year of service in '25, then they're starting to put '26 competitiveness into question.  They need to get their 300-500 of break-in PAs.

There's no one else in the minors showing much promise of being a plus offensive contributor next year. 

On the pitching side, I get that they're playing out Corbin's contract regardless of how miserable he pitches, but in terms of being ready for '25 would make a lot more sense to give Brad Lord some MLB starts. 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I think there's value in holding Crews back for 3 weeks so he does not lose rookie status for 2025. You may call it managing service time, but an extra 1st round pick is worth shooting for when you have the talent that Crews has.

House? I'm with RD.

Lord? Let's see who needs to get shut down. He requires a roster spot. It would be cold at this point to cut Corbin. Not to say that isn't the right baseball move, just that it would be cold. I sort of don't like starting guys for show at the end of the year when they do not have to be added to the roster to protect them from rule 5 in the off-season. If there's no way that he's starting next year in the minors, then fine. Otherwise, I manage the roster.

[nobleisthyname]

I don't understand why one of either Tena or Chaparro hasn't been called up yet. I would send Lipscomb down for one of them and see how they do.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I don't understand why one of either Tena or Chaparro hasn't been called up yet. I would send Lipscomb down for one of them and see how they do.

tena is on the 40 man, Chaparro not yet.

[Slateman]

tena is on the 40 man, Chaparro not yet.

Plenty of space to be made

[IanRubbish]

Plenty of space to be made

He needs to earn it first before Stone Garrett or Joey M is taken off.  He needs to demonstrate some power at sea level.   Hitting bombs for the Reno Aces at 4,385 feet is as common as being a soft contact slap hitter for the Nats.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I think right now Williams has been on the il for 60 days so changing him from the 15 day to the 60 is a no cost way to open a 40 man spot. I forget Gallo's length out, but it sounds like they may try to bring him back. That's a waste of a 40 man slot

[varoadking]

I think right now Williams has been on the il for 60 days so changing him from the 15 day to the 60 is a no cost way to open a 40 man spot. I forget Gallo's length out, but it sounds like they may try to bring him back. That's a waste of a 40 man slot

Gallo should be DFA'd the moment he's cleared to come off the IL...

[aspenbubba]

Gallo should be DFA'd the moment he's cleared to come off the IL...

Yep

[CoryTheFormerExposFan]

Tena had an average exit velocity of 91.5 mph and a max of 112.1 mph at Triple-A. He brings some pop.

[Elvir Ovcina]

WRT to Nunez, we'd have to put him through waivers. If he clears, we offer him back to Miami for $50k. Only if they don't want him can we send him to the minors. Given what we have in our system now, it does seem ridiculous to keep him at this point.

Definitely agree with another swap of Millas for Adams. Millas should be getting a lot more opportunities going forward.

I'd just keep him another 2 months and then option him next year to be the call-up middle IF.  Unless Tena can really play SS (supposedly not very well; I haven't seen), there's nothing on the 40 man behind Abrams once Vargas is gone and he wouldn't be blocking anyone soon.

[aspenbubba]

Though I would like Gallo to be DFA’ed as soon as he is cleared to play my guess is the Nats keep him on the 26 man and send Blankenhorn back to Rochester.

[IanRubbish]

Tena had an average exit velocity of 91.5 mph and a max of 112.1 mph at Triple-A. He brings some pop.

I think you mean pop ups.  He’s another attempt to buy power on the cheap that will fail.  Mini Me is going to have part ways with his beloved dollars.  Even the Kool Aid drinkers in the Facebook fan group are getting restless.  18,000 on a Sunday after the Harry Potter giveaway is not going to sustain this franchise.  Princess Leia and Carly Rae Jensen can only do so much to keep fans showing up to watch this garbage.

[SkinsNatFan21RIP]

I think you mean pop ups.  He’s another attempt to buy power on the cheap that will fail.  Mini Me is going to have part ways with his beloved dollars.  Even the Kool Aid drinkers in the Facebook fan group are getting restless.  18,000 on a Sunday after the Harry Potter giveaway is not going to sustain this franchise.  Princess Leia and Carly Rae Jensen can only do so much to keep fans showing up to watch this garbage.

Good lord dude lol.

[IanRubbish]

IanRubbish standard post: LAC MiniMe Nats fans are stupid Koolaid

Maybe he can just write "SP", and save us from bothering to read it.

Welch, you can keep attacking me personally, but go check out an Indians board and see if they care that they lost Jose Tena.  Pathetic.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I think you mean pop ups.  He’s another attempt to buy power on the cheap that will fail. 

17 hr in AAA with a .195 ISO. This deal was about Clemmey, maybe some short term depth in Tena, and a flyer in Ramirez. I don't think Tena is projected as much, but I don't think pop is an issue. "Free swinger with power" and questionable defensive chops is one view of him. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ranking-the-prospects-traded-at-the-2024-deadline/