MIAMI -- It might have been just a two-inning rehab session, but Nationals right-hander Cade Cavalli considers it a significant step in his goal of pitching with the Major League club again. Cavalli completed the outing on Wednesday at the Nationals’ spring complex in West Palm Beach, Fla.

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where Washington’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Travis Sykora, RHP (MLB No. 68) -- Injured (hip surgery)
2. Jarlin Susana, RHP (MLB No. 77) -- Harrisburg (Double-A)
3. Brady House, 3B -- Rochester (Triple-A)
4. Seaver King, SS

TORONTO -- Brad Lord arrived at Nationals Park last Wednesday with an important piece of information still looming. He had not yet been told where he would open the 2025 season, which began the following afternoon. Lord, ranked as the Nationals’ No. 22 prospect, had impressed in Spring Training as

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Brad Lord surveyed the Nationals clubhouse, which this late in spring contains a growing number of lockers emptied by youngsters who've been sent down to Minor League camp. Lord admits to being surprised his locker is still full.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The 2025 Spring Breakout was a flashback for Brady House and Seaver King. Over 10 years ago, the infielders were travel ball teammates in Georgia who shared the dream of making it to the Major Leagues. Now, they are top prospects in the same organization,

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Nationals invited 16 of their top 30 prospects to Major League camp, and even more will be showcasing their talents next weekend in the 2025 Spring Breakout. There are not one but two Spring Breakout games this year for the Nationals. For scheduling purposes,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A pair of Nationals outfield prospects went deep against their Astros prospect counterparts in the Spring Breakout on Friday. No. 25 prospect Elijah Green and No. 26 prospect Andrew Pinckney provided offensive power in the 6-6 tie at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Last year in Spring Training, Nationals manager Dave Martinez named the section of young hitting prospects in big league camp led by James Wood and Dylan Crews "Hope Row." While Robert Hassell III and Brady House are still prospects, Wood has graduated and Crews will

A new generation has already descended on Washington, and there’s more where that came from. The arrivals of James Wood and Dylan Crews on the Nationals’ Major League roster in 2024 indicated a clear turning of the corner in the NL East club’s rebuilding plans, but as MLB Pipeline’s newly

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The final stats tell of a successful first full season in the pros for 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora: a 5-3 record, 2.33 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 13.7 strikeout rate and Carolina League Pitcher of the Year honors.

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Three prospects from the Nationals organization are highlighted in MLB Pipeline’s 2025 Top 100 rankings, announced Friday evening. Outfielder Dylan Crews remains among the top of the list at No. 4. Hard-throwing right-handers Travis Sykora and Jarlin Susana are ranked Nos. 70 and 79, respectively.

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. MLB.com has produced top 10

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An already stacked Nationals farm system is about to add even more upside. The club on Wednesday signed shortstop Brayan Cortesia, MLB Pipeline’s No. 14 international prospect, to join the organization as its headlining member of the 2025 class.

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As the Pipeline Podcast wraps up 2024, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo preview the '25 season with a wide range of predictions. The duo breaks down eight categories, from Rookies of the Year in both leagues and the No. 1 overall Draft pick to which organization will finish with the

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