Washington Nationals 60-Man Roster Prospect Analysis

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ROSTER

Name	Position
Fernando Abad	LHP
Joan Adon	RHP
Dakota Bacus	RHP
Aaron Barrett	RHP
James Bourque	RHP
Ben Braymer	LHP
Tim Cate	LHP
Cade Cavalli	RHP
Patrick Corbin	LHP
Matt Cronin	LHP
Wil Crowe	RHP
Sean Doolittle	LHP
Roenis Elias	LHP
Tyler Eppler	RHP
Paolo Espino	RHP
Erick Fedde	RHP
Kyle Finnegan	RHP
Sam Freeman	LHP
Steven Fuentes	RHP
Javy Guerra	RHP
Ryne Harper	RHP
Will Harris	RHP
Daniel Hudson	RHP
Jake Irvin	RHP
Kyle McGowin	RHP
Kevin Quackenbush	RHP
Tanner Rainey	RHP
Seth Romero	LHP
Joe Ross	RHP
Jackson Rutledge	RHP
Anibal Sanchez	RHP
Max Scherzer	RHP
Stephen Strasburg	RHP
Wander Suero	RHP
Austin Voth	RHP
Nick Wells	LHP
Austen Williams	RHP
Tres Barrera	C
Welington Castillo	C
Yan Gomes	C
Taylor Gushue
Israel Pineda	C
Raudy Read	C
Jakson Reetz	C
Kurt Suzuki	C
Asdrubal Cabrera	INF
Starlin Castro	INF
Wilmer Difo	INF
Luis Garcia	INF
Howie Kendrick	INF
Carter Kieboom	INF
Jake Noll	INF
Brandon Snyder	INF
Eric Thames	1B
Yasel Antuna	SS
Trea Turner	SS
Ryan Zimmerman	1B
Emilio Bonifacio	OF
Adam Eaton	OF
Yadiel Hernandez	OF
Victor Robles	OF
Juan Soto	OF
Andrew Stevenson	OF
Michael A. Taylor	OF

NOTABLE INCLUSIONS

Jackson Rutledge, the team’s 2019 first-rounder out of San Jacinto (Texas) JC, is an eye-opening inclusion with just 37 innings of pro ball to his name. He’s likely to spend the whole summer at the team’s Alternate Training Site, but even being included on the initial 60-man roster gives him a chance to make his big league debut earlier than expected. The same goes for lefthander Seth Romero, whose 2019 season was limited to one inning at the club’s instructional league as he returned from 2018 Tommy John surgery. Romero has always had tantalizing stuff from the left side, which could be very valuable in a shortened season. The Nationals took the top half of their Top 10 prospects and also added lefty Matt Cronin, their 2019 fourth-rounder out of Arkansas.

NOTABLE EXCLUSIONS

It’s a little surprising not to see 2018 first-round righthander Mason Denaburg on this list, considering how prospect-heavy the Nationals chose to go when assembling this roster. Ditto for newly drafted righthander Cade Cavalli, a power pitcher out of Oklahoma. Cavalli was later added to the site in July.

PARTING THOUGHTS

Overall, the Nationals added 15 of their Top 30 Prospects to the 60-man roster, with an emphasis on lefthanders. Of the team’s five ranked southpaws, Washington included four.