2007 Washington Nationals Prospects
- Chris Marrero, OF, Grade B+ (solid all-around bat)
- Kory Casto, 3B-OF, Grade B (old for Double-A but I think he will hit)
- Colton Willems, RHP, Grade B (very young, a long way from the majors)
- Zech Zinicola, RHP, Grade B (will get there a lot faster than Willems but ceiling not as high)
- Shairon Martis, RHP, B (this is a generous grade but I like his arm)
- Shawn Hill, RHP, C+ (gets grounders)
- Matt Chico, LHP, C+ (number four starter perhaps)
- Garrett Mock, RHP, C+ (good arm but shaky results)
- Glenn Gibson, LHP,C+ (like Willems, promising but a long way away)
- Jhonny Nunez, RHP, C+ (see Gibson and Willems)
- Stephen King, SS, C+ (Good name but bat a question)
- Larry Broadway, 1B, C (getting old, needs a position)
- Collin Balester, RHP, C (good arm, terrible numbers)
- Clint Everts, RHP, C (good arm, terrible numbers)
- Brett Campbell, RHP, C (decent middle relief type)
- Ian Desmond, SS, C (I don't think he will hit)
- Alexis Morales, RHP, C (can't throw strikes)
- Josh Whitesell, 1B, C (85% as good as Broadway)
- Dee Brown Mark II, OF, C
- Marco Estrada, RHP, C
The Nationals Farm System in One Sentence: This might be the worst farm system in the game right now, although the 2006 draft and some recent forays into Latin America (Esmylie Gonzalez) are good signs.
Note: ALL GRADES ARE PRELIMINARY. There is a lot of slack in the B-/C+ range and players may move up and down depending on how my thinking progresses. Feel free to make comments, point out sleepers I may have missed, etc. Note that there is only a limited amount of space in the book, and the max I can do is 35-36 players per team.
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