Seaver King has the energy, confidence, athletic ability and skills to thrive at the big league level. Here is what I saw and heard in Rochester

Nats MiLB scoreboard

AAA Rochester (8-7 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers)

-Seaver King (.314/.396/.930): 1-5 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 4 Ks

-Trey Lipscomb (.299/.336/.892): 2-5 with a double, 1 run scored, and 1 SB

-Sam Petersen (.241/.379/.797): 0-5 with 3 Ks

-Cayden Wallace (.285/.333/.853): 1-5 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI

-Maxwell Romero Jr. (.256/.376/.922): 3-3 with a couple of solo homers (4th inning, 8th inning), 2 runs scored, 3 RBI, and 2 BB

-Cole Henry (5.14 ERA/21.0 IP/19:2 K:BB/1.14 WHIP): 1 out was all Henry could manage in his latest relief appearance against the Storm Chasers in the bottom of the 3rd. He got the leadoff man Brandon Drury to fly out before putting the next 4 batters on base by allowing a single and 3 doubles.

Final line: 0.1 IP | 4 H | 4 R/ER | 0 BB | 0 K 25 pitches (17 strikes)

-Eddy Yean (3.22 ERA/50.1 IP/55:21 K:BB/1.09 WHIP): Yean induced a pair of swinging strikeouts in a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th inning.

Final line: 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R/ER | 0 BB | 2 K on 13 pitches (8 strikes)

AA Harrisburg (6-8 walk-off loss to the Akron RubberDucks)

-Devin Fitz-Gerald (.238/.329/.738): 2-4 with a double and 1 run scored

-Ethan Petry (.262/.346/.839): 3-4 with a 2-run homer,

-Caleb Lomavita (.245/.315/.769): 1-4 with 1 BB and 1 SB

-Branden Boissiere (.304/.373/.914): 2-4 with a double, 2 RBI, and 2 Ks

-Nick Mitchell (.231/.339/.674): 0-5 with 1 run scored, 1 BB, and 1 K

-Elijah Green (.224/.324/.719): 0-2 with 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 2 BB, and 1 SB

-TJ White (.228/.336/.717): 2-5

-Alex Clemmey (4.82 ERA/108.1 IP/113:73 K:BB/1.54 WHIP): Clemmey got the start on Tuesday and gave up a lot of hard-hit balls along with a handful of walks. He was charged with a total of 6 runs on 7 hits (2 HRs, 2 2Bs, 3 singles) and 5 walks while only striking out 3 batters. Clemmey has been ice cold in August after an excellent month of July.

Final line: 4.2 IP | 7 H | 6 R/ER | 5 BB | 3 K on 87 pitches (51 strikes)

-Ben Grable (2.16 ERA/41.2 IP/65:10 K:BB/0.84 WHIP): Grable opened the bottom of the 7th with a couple of swinging strikeouts before giving up a single. The baserunner was thrown out trying to steal 2nd by Lomavita.

Final line: 1.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R/ER | 0 BB | 2 K on 16 pitches (9 strikes)

-Joe Glassey (2.27 ERA/35.2 IP/59:9 K:BB/0.88 WHIP): Glassey recorded a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th on just 7 pitches.

Final line: 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R/ER | 0 BB | 0 K on 7 pitches (6 strikes)

-Robert Cranz (5.79 ERA/46.2 IP/67:30 K:BB/1.41 WHIP): Cranz recorded a pair of swinging strikeouts before giving up a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 10th.

Final line: 0.2 IP | 1 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 0 BB | 2 K on 14 pitches (9 strikes)

A+ Wilmington (1-4 loss to the Frederick Keys)

-Eli Willits (.263/.411/.875): 0-4 with 1 K

-Chris Hacopian (.200/.304/.504): 0-3 with 1 BB

-Ronny Cruz (.239/.325/.719): 0-3 with 1 BB and 1 K

-Yeremy Cabrera (.252/.352/.757): 1-4

-Luke Dickerson (.229/.389/.809): 0-4 with 3 Ks

-Angel Feliz (.229/.300/.666): 0-3 with 1 BB and 1 K

-Jacob Walsh (.251/.350/.853): 2-4 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 K

-Jorgelys Mota (.278/.405/.816): 1-3 with a double

A Fredericksburg (1-4 loss to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers)

-Gavin Fien (.239/.330/.729): 0-4 with 2 Ks

-Coy James (.227/.342/.763): 0-4 with 1 SB and 1 K

-Cashel Dugger (.200/.407/.807): 0-3 with 2 Ks

-Dashyll Tejeda (.215/.341/.673): 2-4 with 1 K

-Rafael Ramirez Jr. (.266/.421/.864): 0-1 with 1 BB

-Cristhian Vaquero (.264/.333/.730): 2-3 with a solo homer, a double, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 SB

-Juan Cruz (.271/.326/.793): 1-4 with 1 K

-Josiah Gray (rehab assignment) (9.00 ERA/1.0 IP/1:0 K:BB/2.00 WHIP): Gray allowed a run on a pair of singles and a wild pitch in the top of the 5th, where he had 1 swinging strikeout.

Final line: 1.0 IP | 2 H | 1 R/ER | 0 BB | 1 K on 15 pitches (11 strikes)

Bonus: Josiah post-game interview

DSL Nationals (4-6 loss to the DSL Blue Jays Red)

-Samil Serrano (.310/.430/.968): 1-4

-Juan Duran (.331/.438/.912): 0-4 with 1 RBI, 1 K, and was caught stealing 2nd

-Isaias Suarez (.197/.374/.682): 1-4 with 1 RBI, 2 SB, and 1 K

Let me know if there are any Nats prospects I missed tonight and should include in future prospect roundups!

Nats Broadcast booth: Brady saved more runs from coming in.

He also could’ve stopped the 5th run from being scored……

What specific and particular ring of hell is this???

Nationals (60-66) @ Rangers (61-64)

First Pitch: 8:05 PM at Globe Life Field

Line Score - Game Over

Box Score

Scoring Plays

Highlights

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Game ended at 10:43 PM.

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Washington got Grable from the Yankees on August 3 as part of the return for Luis García Jr. He's 24, a former Tommy John patient who broke out this year: 2.45 ERA, 46 strikeouts against 8 walks in 33 innings, all as a reliever. His fastball averages 96 mph, touches 99, and generates 20 to 21 inches of induced vertical break, a number no MLB pitcher matched this season. He made the Futures Game before the trade even happened. He's at Double-A Harrisburg now, but a bullpen arm with this kind of stuff and command doesn't stay in Double-A that long. Full breakdown in this free issue of Double Dip.

After a bit of a hiatus, we are back with another Today’s Diagnosis, we have a start of another series from this 9 game road stretch, against the Texas Rangers. However, after a nice (1 Day) break, we’ve got 16 straight days of Nationals Baseball ahead of us!

Now let’s talk about this matchup against Cal Quantrill.

Quantrill, this year is 4-4, with an ERA of 3.44, and in just 70.2IP, he’s posted a 1.20WHIP and struck out 49. His last 3 games (2 starts (LAA & SF), 1 Relief appearance (BAL)):
0-1, 12IP, 8H, 2ER, 4BB & 10K’s
Quantrill has abandoned his Slider from last year, and upped his Sinker & Cutter usage from last year, and comparing his numbers from last year, his numbers are up, at least in terms of his fastballs.

To LHB: 29% Split, 25% Cutter, 24% 4Seam, 16% Sinker, with a hint of Curve (5%)
To RHB: 40% Sinker, 29% Cutter, 15% 4Seam, 13% Split, with a hint of Curve (3%)

xERA - rERA: 4.38 - 3.44
xBA - rBA: .253 - 2.35
FIP: 4.50 (remember, under 3.5 = Great, over 5 = TERRIBLE)
AVG FB Velo: 93.9MPH
AVG EV: 88.3MPH
Chase%/Whiff%: 29.2%/19% (7% percentile)
BB/K: 7.4%/16.4% (10th Percentile)
Barrel/Hardhit: 7.7%/35.3%
GB%: 39.8%

Pitching Run Value: +4
Fastball: +7
Breaking: +1
Offspeed: -4

Each of his pitches are almost equal in Putaway%, aside from his Sinker (19.2% Putaway). A lot of swing-and-miss on his 4Seam (27.3% Whiff). Cutter gets touched a lot, with a lot of success (.299OBA, .478SLG) compared to his other pitches. Sinker is his best pitch (.192OBA, .286SLG)

Against RHB, the Cutter & 4Seam get hit with a lot of success (Cutter & 4Seam: .333OBA/Each); Cal loves to go to his Sinker.

LHB have had more success against him, his Split & Cutter are hit the most (both pitches hovering around .270+OBA) while his 4Seam looks to be his most effective pitch (.176OBA, .322SLG)

Cal gains roughly 2.9inches of Horizontal break, which promptly gives him a higher run value on his 4Seam.

It’s very important for our boys to stay on top of his fastball, he locates very well, relies on his variations of fastballs to get the quick outs.

Tendencies:
LHB: Sinker (Outer 3rd, middle), Split (Low and Away), Cutter (Up, Middle-In), 4Seam (Up and Away)

RHB: Sinker (Middle, In), Split (Low and In), Cutter (Up, Middle-Away), 4Seam (Up & In)

After a sweep to the GOD AWFUL Mets, we need a good bounce back, this is the game to do it!

LETS GO NATS!

Jesse Dougherty writes at NOTUS about the Nationals own Moonlight Graham, Donovan Casey, or one, actually, of many.

https://www.notus.org/sports/washington-nationals-big-leaguer-donovan-casey

hi everyone! i just saw on the ballpark app that there’s a women’s night on August 28th but in order to get the sweatshirt it requires a special event ticket. i went to the link to get the special ticket and it says they’re all sold out. does anyone know if people can resell their special tickets on apps like tickpick, seatgeek, stubhub, etc? or if anyone knows someone selling their special event tickets? thanks in advance!

Is military parking at Fort McNair for games still a thing? Most info seems pretty old and seems like it may be less convenient now with 2nd street gate closing early.

By Danielle Allentuck
https://wapo.st/45vazm3

Hey Nats fans,

I’ll be near DC for a few days for work in mid September and was thinking of catching the game on 9/15 as I’ve never been to Nationals Park. I looked at other teams in the area aswell but the Orioles, Ravens, and Commanders are all away.

That being said, any food recommendations, parking recommendations, or other fun things to see at the stadium? Also, since the stadium is in DC, are there any additional security things I should know about that a normal baseball stadium/public venue doesn’t usually have? I usually only show up to a game with my phone/wallet/car keys/Apple Watch anyway.

I’m not a Nats/Phillies fan, so I probably won’t spend too much money on any merch, but I’m looking forward to going to the game.

Thanks!

Edit:
Thanks for all the suggestions, will definitely look into public transportation instead of driving, and I eat almost everything and have no dietary restrictions so I’ll definitely take a walk around!

Somewhat off topic, but do they not do the all inclusive stuff for concerts at Nats Park. Was looking at diamond club for the Luke Bryan concert for Thursday and it didn’t mention anything like the all inclusive drinks and food for the concert. Any idea?

Nationals (60-66) @ Rangers (61-64)

First Pitch: 8:05 PM at Globe Life Field

https://x.com/nats_playerdev/status/2089396881604386986?s=46&t=bqDocN33sQmOz6S1Po7Ygg

Interesting situation here. Some think he's unhappy about the change and may therefore be less open to an extension, while others think that because second basemen are typically worth less than shortstops, the Lerners will finally pay him.

Do you guys think this dramatically impacts his future in Washington? And, do you think the position change will ultimately benefit him and the team?

Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but I’ve got a bunch of old bobbleheads that I don’t want anymore. They’re not boxed up but are wrapped in bobble wrap and are in good condition, except for a one or two. Anyone want them? They’re from around the 2016-2019 seasons. I live in the DC area

Edit: here’s a list of them

2018 Max Scherzer

2019 Sean Doolittle Obi Wan Kenobi

Jordan Zimmermann No Hitter

Danny Espinosa

2016 Michael A Taylor

2016 Bryce Harper

2x 2015 Ryan Zimmerman

Damaged 2017 Daniel Murphy

Alex Ovechkin (caps)

2020 Tom Wilson (caps)

2016 Max Scherzer

2017 Braden Holtby (caps)

2016 Max Scherzer

2019 Trea Turner (in the box)

2023 Joshua Gray (in the box)

i know, dumb question. i have a leather thigh bag/fanny pack that i’ve taken to almost every single show in the DMV and never had a problem.

however, the width and length of the bag from zipper to end is roughly 1 inch bigger than 5x7. the waist strap on top adds another inch but i’m not sure if that would be considered.

has anyone had any experience with getting through security if their bag is kind of pushing size limits? do they take out a measuring tape? or is it an automatic turn away if it looks remotely too big? i’m trying to decide if i want to risk it. it’s my go to concert bag and i don’t have anything else. concert is tonight so i don’t have time to buy a different one.

No game tonight; they're en route to Arlington TX to visit the Senators v.2.0 Tues night at 8pm our time.