Author Topic: Follow the Prospects: Caleb Lomavita, C (Read 1706 times)

welch · « **Reply #25 on:** July 03, 2025, 12:05:37 pm »

Couple hits yesterday in Bennett's los, but cost a run on a bad throw to second. Still hitting about .287.

Smithian · « **Reply #26 on:** July 21, 2025, 07:34:56 am »

Slashing .281/.353/.374. Only three homers but a tidy six steals. Not bad for his first full season in A+.

Also, he simply looks like an athlete. Passes the eye test. I think his floor is someday being a solid backup catcher.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #27 on:** July 21, 2025, 09:24:38 am »

College boy. Do they push him to AA for August, or let him finish the year in Wilmington?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #28 on:** July 21, 2025, 09:44:33 am »

While he has a single digit K%, he's swinging an awful lot with a mid-70s contact rate and low iso. Sounds like Keibert at this point but better than the level of assignment.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #29 on:** July 21, 2025, 10:08:10 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 21, 2025, 09:44:33 am

While he has a single digit K%, he's swinging an awful lot with a mid-70s contact rate and low iso. Sounds like Keibert at this point but better than the level of assignment.

Only has a 40 grade on his hit tool on Fangraphs (30 current). Seems to expect his best path to being a major leaguer is to develop a bit of pop.

Smithian · « **Reply #30 on:** July 21, 2025, 01:01:41 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 21, 2025, 09:24:38 am

College boy. Do they push him to AA for August, or let him finish the year in Wilmington?

Good question! I assume in Sept that Millas is up full time and they perhaps bump catchers behind them up.

Lomavita isn't age inappropriate for A+, so he doesn't need to move up. Pulled up Harrisburg stats and Max Romero, and former 9th round pick out of Miami, is only 24. Slashing .235/.298/.377 which isn't great but is a step up over his performance last year in Wilmington. I wouldn't be surprised if they quietly like Romero and want to see both him and Lomavita handle full seasons at their levels. I don't think the Nationals have ever rushed catchers.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #31 on:** July 21, 2025, 04:51:36 pm »

Quote from: Smithian on July 21, 2025, 01:01:41 pm

I don't think the Nationals have ever rushed catchers.

I don't think the Nats have ever drafted and developed a catcher while in DC.

Flores Rule 5.
Ramos via trade.
Weiters free agent.
Studzuki & Gomes.
Ruiz & Adams.

Millas probably spent the most time in the Nats minors, and he was obtained in the Harrison / Gomes trade.

imref · « **Reply #32 on:** July 21, 2025, 04:57:53 pm »

Raudy "Roddy" Read, though right after he got called up he got suspended for PEDs.

Sandy Leon is another.

Jesus Flores (though he was a Rule 5 draftee from the Mets)

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #33 on:** July 21, 2025, 05:02:12 pm »

Quote from: imref on July 21, 2025, 04:57:53 pm

Raudy "Roddy" Read, though right after he got called up he got suspended for PEDs.

Sandy Leon is another.

Jesus Flores came up through our system as well (though he was a Rule 5 draftee from the Mets after only a year of rookie ball)

I won't give you Flores. He never played in the minors for the Nats before his MLB debut. Didn't spend significant time in the minors until 2011.

imref · « **Reply #34 on:** July 21, 2025, 05:05:32 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 21, 2025, 05:02:12 pm

I won't give you Flores. He never played in the minors for the Nats.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=flores004jes shows him bouncing around the majors, minors, and Venezuelan winter leagues including 56 games at Syracuse. But yeah, he wasn't one we developed. I fixed my original post.

Smithian · « **Reply #35 on:** July 21, 2025, 10:13:15 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 21, 2025, 04:51:36 pm

I don't think the Nats have ever drafted and developed a catcher while in DC.

Flores Rule 5.
Ramos via trade.
Weiters free agent.
Studzuki & Gomes.
Ruiz & Adams.

Millas probably spent the most time in the Nats minors, and he was obtained in the Harrison / Gomes trade.

That's a decent depressing point.

Norris was traded. Pineda, Reetz never really happened.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #36 on:** July 22, 2025, 06:01:15 pm »

Quote from: Smithian on July 21, 2025, 10:13:15 pm

That's a decent depressing point.

Norris was traded. Pineda, Reetz never really happened.

One guy who played a few years regularly in the majors was Pedro Severino. stunk here, but contributed to the Os from 2019 to 2021

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #37 on:** August 01, 2025, 04:59:00 pm »

Age: 22
Team rank: 8
Current level: A+

July recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

67

|

.246

|

.269

|

.338

|

1

|

0

|

16.4%

|

3.0%

|

.092

|

.607

|

78

Year-to-date
Games played at position
C: 58
DH: 23

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

337

|

.275

|

.342

|

.364

|

3

|

6

|

21.7%

|

5.3%

|

.089

|

.707

|

112

imref · « **Reply #38 on:** August 26, 2025, 06:22:41 pm »

Promoted to Harrisburg after posting a .703 OPS at Wilmington.

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #39 on:** August 27, 2025, 02:10:25 am »

And Wilmington is an extreme pitchers park, no?

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #40 on:** August 27, 2025, 06:31:41 am »

Quote from: zimm_da_kid on August 27, 2025, 02:10:25 am

And Wilmington is an extreme pitchers park, no?

Seems to be, his offensive value was good for a 112 wRC+.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #41 on:** August 27, 2025, 03:00:43 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 26, 2025, 06:22:41 pm

Promoted to Harrisburg after posting a .703 OPS at Wilmington.

Keibert couldn't pull that off now, let's see what Lomavita can do in Harrisburg. He is Boras, with it being highly unlikely he's a big leaguer anytime before next year's ASB, he's under team control through his age 29 season.

imref · « **Reply #42 on:** August 27, 2025, 09:56:05 pm »

he'd make a nice backup for the rest of the season...

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #43 on:** August 28, 2025, 09:56:51 am »

Quote from: imref on August 27, 2025, 09:56:05 pm

he'd make a nice backup for the rest of the season...

no way they start his service time this early.

imref · « **Reply #44 on:** August 28, 2025, 10:20:52 pm »

First Harrisburg homer!

Smithian · « **Reply #45 on:** August 29, 2025, 10:52:35 am »

Quote from: imref on August 28, 2025, 10:20:52 pm

First Harrisburg homer!

I'm getting hopeful we could see him next September

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #46 on:** September 01, 2025, 08:06:16 pm »

Age: 22
Team rank: 12
Current level: AA

August recap (2 levels)

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

84

|

.288

|

.325

|

.411

|

2

|

1

|

15.5%

|

1.2%

|

.123

|

.736

|

114

Year-to-date (2 levels)
Games played at position
C: 76
DH: 26

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

421

|

.277

|

.339

|

.373

|

5

|

7

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20.4%

|

4.5%

|

.096

|

.712

|

113

tomterp · « **Reply #47 on:** September 02, 2025, 11:05:33 am »

Seems to be our real prospect nearest the majors, right?

How are his catching skills?

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #48 on:** October 11, 2025, 12:16:06 pm »

Age: 22
Team rank: 11
Current level: AA

September recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

25

|

.238

|

.360

|

.381

|

1

|

0

|

24.0%

|

16.0%

|

.143

|

.741

|

125

Season recap (2 levels)
Games played at position
C: 81
DH: 27

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

446

|

.275

|

.340

|

.374

|

6

|

7

|

20.6%

|

5.2%

|

.098

|

.714

|

115

Smithian · « **Reply #49 on:** October 16, 2025, 10:55:21 am »

I like this Lomavita