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Salt River tied for first place as AFL week begins

Salt River tied for first place as AFL week begins
Catcher Spencer Kieboom has done nice job so far in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters. He has seven hits, one homer and four RBIs in eight games. He has four walks and six strikeouts and his on-base percentage is .379. Kieboom has had seven hits in his last six games. He hit .248 in 71 games for high Single-A Potomac. This is a great sign for Kieboom, who had to battle through a concussion this season while with Potomac. He is also getting a chance to compare notes with catcher...
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Bautista, Severino and Simms notes

Bautista, Severino and Simms notes
We are seeing a scorching start for Nationals outfield prospect Rafael Bautista, who currently ranks second in the Dominican Winter League in batting average at .472 over his first 10 games. His slash line is .472/.513/.639 and his OPS is 1.152. Bautista is 17-for-36 with four doubles and one triple, plus three RBIs and two stolen bases for Escogido. Catcher Pedro Severino is hitting .261 over eight games for Aguilas. He has two doubles, a homer and three RBIs. * In the Arizona Fall League,...
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With Justin Morneau available, would Nationals have interest in veteran's lefty power bat?

With Justin Morneau available, would Nationals have interest in veteran's lefty power bat?
Justin Morneau's option was not picked up by the Colorado Rockies. Would the Nationals be interested in the first baseman? They would certainly covet a left-handed power bat of this stature, but would injury concerns and a logjam at that spot make them hesitate? Ryan Zimmerman is at first base for the Nationals and is coming off an oblique injury that finished his 2015 season early. Would the Nationals consider Zimmerman in left field, Bryce Harper in center field and Jayson Werth in right...
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Baseball America's Nationals top 10 prospects list includes Giolito, Turner and Robles

Baseball America's Nationals top 10 prospects list includes Giolito, Turner and Robles
Baseball America released its top 10 Nationals prospects list in its digital edition this week. Here is the Nationals top 10: 1. RHP Lucas Giolito 2. SS Trea Turner 3. CF Victor Robles 4. RHP Erick Fedde 5. RHP Reynaldo Lopez 6. SS Wilmer Difo 7. RHP A.J. Cole 8. CF Andrew Stevenson 9. RHP Austin Voth 10. 3B Anderson Franco Franco is 18 out of the Dominican Republic and hit a combined .269 for two teams in 2015. Voth has advanced well and has shown stuff that plays at higher levels; he can...
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Padres scribe on Bud Black as a manager: "Players do like him"

Padres scribe on Bud Black as a manager: "Players do like him"
Former Padres skipper Bud Black has reportedly emerged as a frontrunner for the Nationals managerial vacancy. Dennis Lin is in his third season as the Padres beat reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune (Twitter: @dennistlin) and says Black was very approachable by both his players and the media during his time as San Diego's manager. "I'd say the No. 1 thing that comes to mind when people think about Buddy around baseball is the fact that he treated everyone the same way - with respect,"...
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AFL update: Simms and Kieboom latest to shine for Salt River

AFL update: Simms and Kieboom latest to shine for Salt River
Right-hander John Simms had a very good start on Friday as Salt River defeated Mesa 5-1 in Arizona Fall League play. Simms went four innings, allowing only three hits and one run. He struck out four and walked one, surrendering just a solo homer to catcher Stephen McGee. Simms is now 2-0 and has a 2.57 ERA in two games and seven innings for Salt River. The 23-year-old out of Rice was an 11th-round selection by the Nationals in 2013. Salt River won its second straight over Mesa 5-4 on...
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Does Dave Martinez have a better shot at Nats' skipper spot this time around?

Does Dave Martinez have a better shot at Nats' skipper spot this time around?
I have been told the Nationals are interviewing a lot more candidates this time around for their vacant managerial position. Many have thought the announcement would be made after the World Series, but the Mariners did not waste any time or follow that protocol with the hiring of Angels assistant general manager Scott Servais to replace Lloyd McClendon. Will the vacancy in Los Angeles make Dusty Baker a hotter commodity? His name has been mentioned around Chavez Ravine. Would that make the...
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Goodwin and Bautista to play winter league ball

Goodwin and Bautista to play winter league ball
Double-A Harrisburg center fielder Brian Goodwin will play winter ball for Margarita in the Venezuelan Winter League, according to a club source. Goodwin played in 114 games last season for the Senators. The 24-year-old has five tools and is looking to become more consistent at the plate. Goodwin hit .226 in 472 plate appearances this season with 17 doubles, four triples, eight homers, 15 stolen bases and 46 RBIs. He walked 38 times, but had 93 strikeouts. He hit .219 with Triple-A Syracuse in...
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Pedro Severino to play winter ball; Vladimir Guerrero tips cap to the Nationals

Pedro Severino to play winter ball; Vladimir Guerrero tips cap to the Nationals
Salt River edged Surprise 2-1 on Monday in a pitchers' duel between left-hander Ian Clarkin, a Yankees prospect, and right-hander Jeremy Gabryszwski, a Blue Jays farmhand. Clarkin allowed one run in four innings and Gabryszwski gave up one run in three frames. Nationals prospect Spencer Kieboom caught for four pitchers, who allowed only one run. The Rafters relievers combined for six innings of shutout ball, allowing only three hits, striking out four and walking one. Kieboom also went...
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AFL update: Estevez joins Salt River; Bostick off to good start in first week

AFL update: Estevez joins Salt River; Bostick off to good start in first week
Second baseman Chris Bostick is ninth in OPS with 1.500 to begin the first week of Arizona Fall League play. He is fourth in slugging at 1.125. It is a small sample size, but Bostick has crushed two homers and has gone 3-for-8 in two games. He has scored four runs, has four RBIs and has stolen two bases. This hot-hitting run and display of power is a carryover from the end of the season for Bostick, Nationals director of player development Mark Scialabba told me. "Chris Bostick had a really...
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Taylor Hearn and Koda Glover highlight strong pitching field in Florida

Taylor Hearn and Koda Glover highlight strong pitching field in Florida
Instructional league has completed in Florida at the Nationals facility. The players now move on to offseason workouts and winter league competition. Focusing on the pitchers at instructional league, the group included the likes of Lucas Giolito, Erick Fedde and Reynaldo Lopez, plus many other of the top prospects in the Nationals system. A couple pitchers that did well during instructs were Taylor Hearn and Koda Glover. The 21-year-old Hearn is a left-hander who pitched at Oklahoma Baptist. He...
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Jose Marmolejos-Diaz has the lefty power bat the Nationals love

Jose Marmolejos-Diaz has the lefty power bat the Nationals love
I can't stop talking about first baseman Jose Marmolejos-Diaz, who tore up the South Atlantic league for the low Single-A Hagerstown Suns on his way to earning organizational Player of the Year honors. First and foremost, it is fun for play-by-play announcers just to roll his name off the tongue when he steps to the plate or makes a backhanded stab of a hot shot at first base. "First time you say it, it's kind of a fun name to say, let alone how good a player he is," said Hagerstown manager...
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Notes on Bostick, Simms, Harper, Strasburg and Turner

Notes on Bostick, Simms, Harper, Strasburg and Turner
Second baseman Chris Bostick, a late addition to Arizona Fall League play, unloaded Thursday with two homers as Salt River outpaced Peoria 9-7. Bostick went 3-for-4 with two-run shots in the sixth and eighth innings. He finished with three runs and four RBIs. Each of his homers gave the Rafters the lead: Down 4-3, his first made it 5-4 and tied at 5-5, his homer made it 7-5. He had two stolen bases on Wednesday and is hitting .375 in his first three games in Arizona. The speedy Bostick replaced...
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All talk about Trea Turner for 2016, but where will Danny Espinosa fit in?

All talk about Trea Turner for 2016, but where will Danny Espinosa fit in?
The Nationals will have to adjust their infield next season with the departure of longtime shortstop Ian Desmond. Of the in-house candidates, should Yunel Escobar, Trea Turner or Danny Espinosa take over? Escobar has played most of his career as a shortstop. Last season, he played third base for the Nationals with Anthony Rendon out to begin the season due to injury. Escobar played 134 games at third base and hit a career-high .314. He had last played third base in 2007 with the Braves for 22...
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Salt River wins first game, Nats rank high in ESPN fan voting

Salt River wins first game, Nats rank high in ESPN fan voting
Salt River beat Scottsdale 5-3 in its Arizona Fall League opener Tuesday night. The Rafters pitching was the story here, allowing the Scorpions only five hits in their first game in AFL play. Chris Bostick went 0-for-4, but scored a run thanks in part to his two stolen bases. Dakota Bacus came on in relief and pitched a scoreless frame late in the game, striking out two. Former Nationals prospect Danny Rosenbaum went 1 1/3 innings for Scottsdale, allowing two hits, no runs, one walk and struck...
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Top of the order never got in line with injuries to Span, Werth and others

Top of the order never got in line with injuries to Span, Werth and others
Imagine the Cleveland Cavaliers without LeBron James for half the season or the New England Patriots with quarterback Tom Brady only available for eight games instead of the usual 16. And as the Capitals learned last night when they were blanked without leading scorer Alexander Ovechkin, not having your best player affects the entire team and its ability to score. These are dramatic examples, but the Nationals were without crucial parts of their offense for extended periods of time in 2015,...
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Salt River Rafters open season tonight in Arizona Fall League

Salt River Rafters open season tonight in Arizona Fall League
The Salt River Rafters open Arizona Fall League play tonight against Scottsdale at 9:35 p.m. Eastern time at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. High Single-A Potomac's Tripp Keister is the manager of the team. Keister said that Oscar Hernandez, a Diamondbacks prospect, will do the bulk of the catching, and that Nationals farmhand Spencer Kieboom will do some catching and get to DH to build at-bats. Kieboom is coming off a concussion this recently completed season, so Keister said he will get...
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Knorr, LeCroy and Henley stay with Nationals in new roles, Daubach promoted

Knorr, LeCroy and Henley stay with Nationals in new roles, Daubach promoted
The Nationals announced Monday that three of the coaches that did not have their contracts renewed with the major league club will stay in the organization in different roles. Former bench coach Randy Knorr assumes the position of senior assistant to the general manager, player development. Knorr brings a wealth of knowledge and minor league managerial and coaching experience with the Nationals to the position, which will be critical to maintaining cohesion within the system. Knorr managed the...
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Nationals would be wise to continue relationship with Ripken, just not as manager

Nationals would be wise to continue relationship with Ripken, just not as manager
Major League Baseball came down swiftly on Dodgers infielder Chase Utley following his slide into second base Saturday night that broke Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada's leg in the National League Division Series between New York and Los Angeles. Utley was suspended for Games 3 and 4 of the series. Utley will appeal the suspension, and because the series shifts to New York, where MLB is headquartered, expect a speedy resolution to the appeal. "After thoroughly reviewing the play from all...
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Searching for Adam LaRoche

Searching for Adam LaRoche
The Nationals will have a new look next season in many respects. They will have a new manager for the first time since 2013. They will also be without Ian Desmond and Jordan Zimmermann, two of the longest-tenured starters in their clubhouse. Not only will the players that step onto the field next season be guided by a new skipper, there also will need to be players in the clubhouse that lead by example. Those players may also need to be the sounding board for the younger players, who may need...
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