➡️ the FUTURE: Washington Nationals' Future is Bright

Good Morning, and welcome to theFUTURE.

Here is what is happening around the Washington Nationals minor leagues for August 27, 2024.

Good Tuesday morning. It was hard to think about what would lead this morning's edition because both the stories are really interesting, and there is great news on the heels of Dylan Crews's promotion to the big leagues yesterday.

Leading the Morning Briefing: RHP Tyler Stuart is impressing with the Rochester Red Wings

On July 28th, the Washington Nationals traded LF Jesse Winker to the New York Mets for RHP Tyler Stuart. Stuart was in the New York Mets minor leagues at the Double-A level and making some solid impressions. While with the Bimington Rumble Ponies, he had an ERA of 3.96 with a record of 3-7 over 84.0 innings pitched. When Stuart was traded to the Nationals, the team placed him also at the Double-A level; however, after four-game starts and an ERA of 2.08. While with the Senators, Stuart pitched 21.2 innings, giving up only five runs on six hits, striking out 32, and ended up with a WHIP of 1.06.

Stuart was promoted to Triple-A Rochester this week and made his Rochester debut last night. He was impressive. On August 21st, Stuart pitched 6.2 innings, only giving up one run and one hit , striking out six and issuing no walks.

Washington Nationals' Future is Bright: Four Prospects Crack Top 100 List

Consider where the Nationals were ranked in the farm system when they won the World Series in 2019. Given their big-league success, there wasn't much excitement about their prospects, which was understandable.

Fast forward to this past Saturday when RHP Jarlin Susana joined MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list following the Giants' Hayden Birdsong's graduation. The Washington Nationals now have four prospects on that list—let that sink in.

Enjoy the updated prospect list as of Saturday afternoon

• Dylan Crews (OF) - MLB # 3 (Currently: Rochester Red Wings)
• Brady House (3B) - MLB #69 (Currently: Rochester Red Wins)
• Travis Sykora (RHP) - MLB #98 (Currently: Fredericksburg Nationals) 
• Jarlin Susana (RHP) - MLB #100 (Currently: Wilmington Blue Rocks)

One thing is for sure: theFUTURE is bright for the team, and hopefully, all these top prospects will enjoy major league success, and we will follow along.

Rochester Red Wings - Triple-A Affiliate (68 - 56)

Tonight, the Rochester Red Wings will kick off their series against the Rail Raiders with the first pitch at 6:35 p.m. EDT. The Red Wings have yet to announce tonight's starting pitcher.

One interesting note: With the call-up of Dlyan Crews to the majors, MiLB Central reported yesterday that the Nationals will be promoting OF Andrew Pinckney from the Harrisburg Senators to the Rochester Red Wings. Pinckney had a .259 batting average, 30 extra-base hits, and 44 RBI for the Harrisburg Senators.

Harrisburg Senators - Double-A Affiliate (58 - 62)

The Harrisburg Senators will kick off their series against the Portland Sea Dogs tonight. The Senators will be home at FNB Field in Harrisburg and send RHP Andry Lara to the mound tonight. Lara enters tonight with a 10-10 record and an ERA of 3.48

Wilmington Blue Rocks - High-A Affiliate (51-69)

The Wilimington Blue Rocks will host the IronBirds at Frawley Stadium in Delaware tonight. Pitching matchups have yet to be announced.

Fredericksburg Nationals - Low-A Affiliate (68-52)

The Fredericksburg Nationals continue their road trip by visiting the Cannon Ballers in Kannapolis, NC. The Fredericksburg Nationals will send LHP Alex Clemmey with a record of 1-5 and an ERA of 4.52 to the mound tonight, to kick off the series.

Join us daily as we deliver a concise and informative roundup of the most important news and developments from the Nationals farm system. We've covered you, from top prospect performances to injury updates, roster moves, and game recaps. From the Fredericksburg Nationals up to the Rochester Red Wings.

The Nats Report already delivers top-notch coverage of the Nationals farm system. We hope that you will find our Morning Briefing enjoyable and that you will walk away every morning up-to-date on the latest happenings around the Nationals minor leagues.

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