Bryce Harper can stamp his D.C. legacy by staying with Nats

Bryce Harper can stamp his D.C. legacy by staying with Nats
I get the questions a lot. And they center around Bryce Harper. Will he get half a billion dollars on his next deal? Will he stay in Washington and play for the Nationals after 2018? Those were questions posed to me and callers on Tuesday night's "Sportstalk" on NewsChannel 8, as a guest of ABC 7's Robert Burton for the half-hour show. Burton asked me the question on air. I told him I believe Harper would re-sign with the Nats in part because of the long standing relationship between...

No. 6 Nats prospect: Koda Glover

No. 6 Nats prospect: Koda Glover
Right-hander Koda Glover made one of the more astonishing moves in one season when he jumped from high Single-A Potomac to the Nationals in a matter of four months last summer. Glover, 23, out of Oklahoma State, pitched for Potomac, Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse from April to August. During that span, Glover went 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 40 games, striking out 66 and walking only 14. He was promoted to D.C. in July and made two appearances, on July 20 and 21. He arrived back again...

No. 7 Nats prospect: Luis Garcia

No. 7 Nats prospect: Luis Garcia
For the most part, those on the Baseball America top 10 Nationals prospects list have played at least one season in the organization. However, No. 7 prospect Luis Garcia is starting his first season with the Nationals after signing as an international free agent in July. This Garcia is a 16-year-old shortstop out of the Dominican Republic, and not the pitcher of the same name in the Phillies organization. The Nationals signed him for $1.3 million. No. 7: SS Luis Garcia "He was ranked our No. 3...

No. 8 Nats prospect: Carter Kieboom

No. 8 Nats prospect: Carter Kieboom
The Nationals were thrilled to be able to grab shortstop Carter Kieboom in the first round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. The club had been well acquainted with his brother, catcher Spencer Kieboom, and in their times scouting him got to see Carter work, as well. Carter Kieboom turned down a full scholarship at Clemson University to go pro with the Nationals. Carter, 19, was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Nationals on June 24. He played 36 games with them, hitting .244...

No. 9 Nats prospect: Pedro Severino

No. 9 Nats prospect: Pedro Severino
The Nationals lost starting catcher Wilson Ramos to a devastating ACL injury at the very end of the 2016 regular season. Ramos is recovering well and was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays to a two-year deal. The Nationals quickly re-signed veteran backstop Jose Lobaton and reacquired Derek Norris, who began his career as a Nationals draft selection in 2007 and went on to success with the Oakland A's and San Diego Padres. But in 2016, the Nationals also got a chance to see the potential of catcher...

Baseball America No. 9 Nats prospect: Austin Voth

Baseball America No. 9 Nats prospect: Austin Voth
Another pitcher who really had a very strong and very consistent 2015 season was right-handed starter Austin Voth. Baseball America's scouting department was also impressed with the University of Washington product's advancing skills. He is the No. 9 Nationals prospect on Baseball America's top 10. No. 9 RHP Austin Voth: The 23-year-old from Redmond, Wash., went 6-7 in 27 starts (28 games) in 2015, all with Double-A Harrisburg. Voth recorded 148 strikeouts in 157 1/3 innings, surrendering...