House promoted to Double-A, Lile to High-A

Brady House is the latest Nationals prospect on the move.

The 2021 first-round pick (No. 11 overall) was officially promoted today from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg.

House is currently ranked as the Nats’ No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline and No. 3 per Baseball America. He was recently moved up to No. 70 overall in MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospect rankings.

Promoted to High-A just over a month ago, the 20-year-old slashed .317/.368/.540 with a .908 OPS, five doubles, three home runs, 13 RBIs and three stolen bases in just 16 games with the Blue Rocks.

That came in his first taste of High-A ball after he slashed .297/.369/.500 with an .869 OPS, eight doubles, one triple, six homers, 22 RBIs, five stolen bases and 16 walks in 36 games with Single-A Fredericksburg.

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