Scouting The Minors – Cleveland Indians OF Bradley Zimmer
Tweet Lynchburg Hillcats CF Bradley Zimmer Dates Scouted In-Person: 4/10-4/11, 5/30, 10+ times pre-2015 7-Word Scouting Report: Elite Centerfielder, Five Tool and All-Star Potential Bradley Zimmer...
View ArticleScouting Washington Nationals Newest Prospect OF Juan Soto
Tweet Thursday the Washington Nationals announced they had signed 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Juan Soto to a $1.5 million dollar bonus, the largest bonus ever given by the franchise to a Latin...
View ArticleScouting Washington Nationals Prospect Nick Pivetta
Tweet Sunday afternoon, on what has to be the warmest day in several years in the Maryland area, I ventured up to Bowie to watch the Baysox host the Harrisburg Senators, Washington’s Double-A...
View ArticleArmchair Evaluation – Adam LaRoche as a Pitcher
Tweet Friday night in the midst of a blowout 13-6 loss to the New York Yankees, current Chicago White Sox 1B and former Washington Nationals’ fan-favorite Adam LaRoche received the opportunity to...
View ArticleArmchair Evaluation – Scouting the Cape Cod League All Star Game
Tweet A few weeks ago the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League held their annual midsummer All-Star Game, perhaps my favorite collegiate scouting event each summer. Unfortunately due to extenuating...
View ArticleQuoting The Experts – Name Your Favorite Washington Nationals Sleeper
Tweet Perhaps the number one question I get (besides how did I convince Mrs. NatsGM to marry me) is who’s your favorite sleeper currently in the Nationals farm system. Unfortunately with the rise of...
View ArticleScouting A Craft Beer – Evaluating Heavy Seas 2,131 Fielder’s Choice
Tweet In honor of Baltimore icon Cal Ripken Jr.’s forthcoming 20th anniversary of breaking Lou Gehrig’s 2,131 consecutive games played streak, outstanding local brewery Heavy Seas created a...
View ArticleArmchair Evaluation – THE 2015 Under Armour High School All-America Game
Tweet Saturday August 15th Under Armour hosted some of the best prospects in the 2016 draft class to play an exhibition contest at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Each summer Under Armour and The Baseball...
View ArticleArmchair Evaluation – The Perfect Game 2015 All-American Classic
Tweet Two weeks ago on August 16th Perfect Game USA brought together 50 of the best high school baseball players in the country to San Diego for an exhibition game at Petco Park. In addition to quality...
View ArticleScouting A Baseball Stadium – Fenway Park
Tweet Recently during my trip to SaberSeminar 2015, I was afforded the opportunity to attend a Boston Red Sox home game at historic Fenway Park. Built in 1912 Fenway Park is the oldest major league...
View ArticleEvaluating Baltimore Orioles Prospect Josh Hart
Tweet Drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round, 37th overall, in the 2013 MLB Draft out of a Georgia high school, the 20-year-old Hart has long been recognized as one of the top hitting prospects in the...
View ArticleScouting Washington Nationals Prospect Tyler Mapes
Tweet 7-Word Scouting Report: Stocky Right-Hander, Simple Delivery, Three Potential “5s” I spent this past weekend in Woodbridge scouting the Potomac Nationals as they hosted the Salem Red Sox in...
View ArticleEvaluating Potomac Nationals OF Alec Keller
Tweet Dates Scouted: 12+ in 2015, most recently 9/5-9/7 7-Word Scouting Report: Projectable Raw Athlete, Potential 4th/5th Outfielder, Sleeper Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 17th...
View ArticleEvaluating Potomac Nationals CF Rafael Bautista
Tweet Dates Scouted: 6+ Times in 2015, Most Recently 9/5 – 9/7 7-Word Scouting Report: Excellent Defender, Elite Speed, Intriguing Raw Hitter Signed by the Washington Nationals as an...
View ArticleEvaluating Washington Nationals Prospect Chris Bostick
Tweet Dates Scouted: 6+ Times in 2015, Most Recently 7/16 & 7/18 7-Word Scouting Report: Plus Speed, Intriguing Power, Questionable Profile, Sleeper Acquired along with Abel De Los Santos...
View ArticleScouting Washington Nationals 3B Prospect Drew Ward
Tweet Dates Scouted: 12+ Times, Most Recently 9/5 – 9/7 7-Word Scouting Report: Plus Arm, Power ; Questionable Hit, Defensive Profile The Washington Nationals 3rd Round pick, 105th overall, in the...
View ArticleProspect Potpourri
Tweet After many months of sitting in the bleachers and scouting hundreds of aspiring major league baseball players, often prospects and their scouting reports fall through the cracks, never appearing...
View ArticleEvaluating Baltimore Orioles Prospect Jomar Reyes
Tweet Dates Scouted: 7+ times in 2015, Most Recently 8/6 7-Word Scouting Report: Potential Six-Six Bat, First Base Profile Signed by the Baltimore Orioles for $350,000 out of the Dominican...
View ArticleScouting Notes on Washington Nationals Prospect Pedro Severino
Tweet Dates Scouted: 4 Times in 2015, 20+ Times Overall 7-Word Scouting Report: Potential “6” Defensive Catcher, Questionable Bat, Raw Signed by the Nationals for $55,000 as an international free...
View ArticleNatsGM Prospect Potpourri – Clint Frazier, Drake Fellows and Avery Tuck
Tweet Clint Frazier OF Cleveland Indians Dates Scouted: 5+ Times in 2015 7-Word Scouting Report: Massive Bat Speed, Potential Above-Average 2-Way CF Selected by Cleveland 5th overall in the 2013...
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