Washington Nationals Top 30 Prospects 2023 Preseason

April 6, 2023

The Washington Nationals have started the rebuild, trading away the likes of Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, and Juan Soto, and stocking their roster and farm with high-end talents with upside.

Ages as of July 1, 2023

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1 20 James Wood OF 60

Painter is among the elite prospects in baseball and has a chance at four plus pitches, well above-average command, and still is getting better by the day.

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2 19 Elijah Green OF 55

Green is tooled up like a future star, including plus power, at least plus speed, and a shot to remain in center.

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3 21 Robert Hassell III OF 55

Hassell sports above-average tool across the board, but is coming off surgery to repair a broken hamate and subpar numbers in a 27-game cup of java in Double-A after the trade from San Diego last summer.

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4 20 Brady House 3B 50

House has big raw power and was showing above-average plate skills last season until a back injury sidelined him the final two and a half months.

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5 24 Cade Cavalli RHP 50

Cavalli, the club’s first-round pick in 2020, has a plus fastball and curveball amidts a quality four-pitch mix, but will miss 2023 due to UCL surgery.

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6 24 Jackson Rutledge RHP 50

It’s a power arsenal for Rutledge, who may end up in the bullpen without batter command.

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7 19 Jarlin Susana RHP 50

Susana is just getting started, but his 6-foot-6, 235-pound frame offers projection and rotation durability if he can find the zone more often.

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8 18 Cristhian Vaquero OF 45

Maybe the best athlete in the system, Vaquero has speed to spare, power to dream on, and physical projection to boot.

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9 23 Cole Henry RHP 45

When Henry commands his fastball his slider and changeup play up enough to suggest a three-pitch starter with a No. 4 ceiling.

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10 22 Jake Bennett LHP 45

Bennett is a big, physical lefty with a good changeup and average velocity, but his size suggests there may be more in the tank.
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Rankings, OFPs by Joe Doyle.
Player notes by Jason A. Churchill.

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