Although signed under slot, King brings high upside value
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PROSPECT REVIEW: SEAVER KING Age on opening day 2025: 21 How acquired: Drafted No. 10 overall in 2024 from Wake Forest Ranking: No. 5 per MLB Pipeline, No. 8 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2027* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $5.15 million 2024 levels: Single-A Fredericksburg 2024 stats: 20 G, 90 PA, 78 AB, 15 R, 23 H, 1 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 10
What's the Nats' catching plan now after retaining Adams?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The predominant headline two weeks ago at the non-tender deadline was the Nationals’ decision not to retain Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey. Drawing less attention at the time was their decision to retain six other arbitration-eligible players: Luis Garcia Jr., MacKenzie Gore, Josiah Gray, Derek Law, Riley Adams and Mason Thompson. Perhaps the most
Rummaging through another Orioles mailbag
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Rather than let the mailbag fill until it overflows like a clogged sink, I’ve decided to share a few more questions this morning to keep it at a reasonable level. I sense a little fan impatience because the Orioles haven’t made a big move or one that fits as a medium, but offers reportedly were made for starting pitching and the Winter Meetings cou
Orioles announce 2025 spring training ticket on-sale date
MASN Staff
Orioles
The Orioles today announced that individual tickets for all Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium will go on sale Monday, December 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The club also announced its Spring Training promotional schedule. Beginning Monday, fans can purchase individual tickets for all 2025 Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium. Birdland Members wil
MLB names Nationals recipient of Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals have been named the recipient of the 2024 Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence in recognition of a decade of community impact through the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday. The Academy, the signature program of Washington Nationals Philanthropies, the Club’s
MLB honors Nationals with 2024 Selig Award for philanthropy
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
When the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy opened in 2014, the franchise that bears its name hoped the brand new facility would help make a positive difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Southeast Washington. Ten years later, the academy has made a difference for more than 6,000 local kids and has established itself as one of the pr
After rising fast, Pinckney needs to adjust to upper levels of minor leagues
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PROSPECT REVIEW: ANDREW PINCKNEY Age on opening day 2025: 24 How acquired: Drafted in fourth round in 2023 from University of Alabama Ranking: No. 28 per MLB Pipeline, No. 21 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2026* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $500,000 2024 levels: Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester 2024 stats: 137 G, 580 PA, 520 AB
Corbin Burnes is an example that strikeouts are trending down in MLB
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It is a slow trend down in baseball. It is pitcher strikeout rates per every nine innings. In the shortened 2020 season, pitchers in MLB averaged 9.1 strikeout per every nine innings. The year after the mark was 8.9. Last season it was down to 8.6 per nine. It is nothing too significant at this point and there is still plenty of swing and miss in t
Wondering when Wells can rejoin Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles' 40-man roster went untouched again yesterday. The transactions page didn't require updating.  At least one starting pitcher, at least one reliever, a right-handed hitting outfielder and a backup catcher are on the much-publicized shopping list. There are only so many ways to present it. And an item or two could be crossed off at next w
Will flipping of calendar ignite Nats' Hot Stove?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Thanksgiving has come and gone, the calendar has flipped to December and every other commercial on TV right now is Christmas-themed. We’ve entered a new phase of the year, and that should include the official firing up of the Hot Stove at last. Though there’s always some baseball news in November, it’s usually the quietest month of the offseason, c