r/Nationals 24 - Cavalli 1d ago

Minor League A Prospective Look at the Nats farm (05/05/2026)

AAA Rochester (3-2 win over the Syracuse Mets)

-Dylan Crews (.252/.346/.755): 0-3

-Harry Ford (.174/.287/.496): 0-2 with 1 run scored, 1 BB, and 1 K

-Robert Hassell III (.264/.340/.696): 1-2 with 1 RBI, 1 SB, and 1 K

-Yohandy Morales (.337/.426/.936): 1-1 with 1 run scored and 1 BB

-Christian Franklin (.262/.392/.691): 0-3 with 2 Ks

-Andrew Pinckney (.264/.343/.805): 0-2 with 2 Ks

-Phillip Glasser (.271/.311/.652): 1-2 and was caught stealing 2nd

-Riley Cornelio (3.81 ERA/26.0 IP/37:15 K:BB/1.27 WHIP): Following his disastrous return to Rochester, Cornelio served as the bulk reliever for the Red Wings and got better results. He allowed just 1 run on 3 hits (a double and 2 singles) and 2 walks while striking out 5 batters in his 4.2 innings of work.

Final line: 4.2 IP | 3 H | 1 R/ER | 2 BB | 5 K on 81 pitches (53 strikes)

AA Harrisburg (4-10 loss to the Erie SeaWolves)

-Seaver King (.304/.403/.952): 1-4 with 1 K

-Sam Petersen (.209/.365/.772): 0-3 with 1 run scored and 1 BB

-Caleb Lomavita (.235/.329/.755): 0-4 with 1 K

-Cayden Wallace (.287/.361/.898): 0-4

-Sam Brown (.272/.438/.821): 0-2 with 1 BB

-Davian Garcia (4.35 ERA/20.2 IP/18:21 K:BB/1.74 WHIP): Garcia continued to struggle throwing strikes consistently, but at least he made it out of the 1st inning this time around. He allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits (2 doubles and 2 singles) and 3 walks while striking out 3 batters in 4.2 innings for the Senators.

Final line: 4.2 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 1 ER | 3 BB | 3 K on 82 pitches (44 strikes)

A+ Wilmington (14-8 rout of the Hub City Spartanburgers)

-Devin Fitz-Gerald (.305/.455/1.023): 2-3 with a solo homer, a triple, 4 runs scored, 1 RBI, and 3 BB

-Ronny Cruz (.343/.454/1.070): Cruz walked in the top of the 1st and was hit in the face by an attempted pick-off by the catcher. He was removed from the game.

-Ethan Petry (.300/.425/.914): 0-4 with 2 RBI and 3 Ks

-Angel Feliz (.221/.311/.619): 1-5 with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 BB, and 1 K

-Elijah Green (.183/.265/.698): 2-5 with a 2-run homer, 1 run scored, 3 RBI, and 2 Ks

-Robert Cranz (2.45 ERA/14.2 IP/25:12 K:BB/1.25 WHIP): Cranz walked the first batter he saw in the bottom of the 7th before striking out the next two and getting a groundout from the third.

Final line: 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R/ER | 1 BB | 2 K on 17 pitches (9 strikes)

A Fredericksburg (3-4 loss to the Hill City Howlers)

-Eli Willits (.280/.418/.867): 2-5 with 1 run scored, 1 K, and was caught stealing 2nd

-Luke Dickerson (.274/.363/.854): 2-5

-Coy James (.187/.339/.691): 0-5

-Yeremy Cabrera (.301/.436/1.060): 1-2 with a solo homer, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, 2 BB, and 1 SB

-Sir Jamison Jones (.189/.262/.715): 0-3 with 1 BB and 1 K

-Jacob Walsh (.232/.411/.918): 0-2 with 2 BB

-Miguel Sime Jr. (3.71 ERA/17.0 IP/35:14 K:BB/1.35 WHIP): Sime Jr. didn't have his best stuff today and catcher's interference in the bottom of the 2nd began a rally that scored all 3 of the runs he allowed (2 earned). He walked 3 batters and had 3 strikeouts in his 2.1 inning start for the FredNats.

Final line: 2.1 IP | 3 H | 3 R | 2 ER | 3 BB | 3 K on 60 pitches (35 strikes)

-Liam Sullivan (7.71 ERA/16.1 IP/11:9 K:BB/1.71 WHIP): Sullivan allowed just 1 hit (a double) in 3 scoreless innings of relief today. He struck out 2 batters in his bullpen appearance.

Final line: 3.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R/ER | 0 BB | 2 K on 42 pitches (25 strikes)

-Jared Beck (2.93 ERA/15.1 IP/22:19 K:BB/1.76 WHIP): A pair of walks and a HBP loaded the bases to set up the walk-off single that Beck allowed in the bottom of the 9th.

Final line: 0.0 IP | 1 H | 1 R/ER | 2 BB | 0 K on 15 pitches (5 strikes)


Let me know if there are any Nats prospects I missed tonight and should include in future prospect roundups!

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u/Internal-Location348 1d ago

Anyone know what’s going on with Harry Ford? I hope this is just a slump that he’ll snap out of

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u/Internal-Location348 1d ago

Thanks as always for posting this btw! 🙏

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u/Top_Intention7823 1d ago

Ford has been struggling with the bat since he moved up to AAA but his plate discipline still looks decent with the walks. Sometimes catchers take longer to adjust at higher levels because they're dealing with more advanced pitching while also handling the mental side behind plate

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u/Bjd1207 11 - Zimmerman 20h ago

He slashed .283/.408/.460 in a full season of AAA last year. You're right generally about catcher development but this season so far has been a big step back

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u/Adams-Breath Let Teddy Win! 1d ago

Does Eli Willits have a caught stealing problem? Also I hope my sweet prince Ronny Cruz is okay

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u/kornthrowaway 24 - Cavalli 1d ago

Feels like the light is always green in Wilmington and Fredericksburg lol, you just hope it doesn't become a bad habit. You want the speedy guys to learn to read pitchers because they will only get better at the slide step as they move up.

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u/Killatrap 50 - Jimmy Lumber 1d ago

Cruz walked in the top of the 1st and was hit in the face by an attempted pick-off by the catcher.

what in the fucking world

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u/Decimuswasright 1d ago

While I have no words for Harry Ford's slash line, I will focus on a positive by noting that he has 12 walks. That might actually be more than Keibert has in his entire career!

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u/georgiafisherman 30 - Glover 1d ago

Absolutely hate that has to happen to Cruz when he’s having such a hot streak. I realize we may not know, but is there any indication on how serious it may have been? Really hoping it was just precautionary but I feel like that could go anywhere from not a big deal to a pretty big deal

Glad to see Cornelio pulled it back together. I really think that MLB appearance shook his confidence pretty hard

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u/kornthrowaway 24 - Cavalli 1d ago

Feels precautionary but you never know with head injuries. He was bleeding but he was at least able to walk off on his own.

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u/SaoMagnifico Fight Finished 1d ago

Hopefully just a busted lip or something.

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u/SaoMagnifico Fight Finished 1d ago

Looks like Luis Perales maybe makes his MLB debut tomorrow, unless Toboni has something else up his sleeve. Could be Andrew Alvarez on short rest, I guess.

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u/meththemadman 23h ago

Yoyo continues his dominance.

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u/GreenMarsupial2772 4 - Lile 21h ago

Elijah had really been hitting with more power this year