Nearly half of the Washington Nationals’ Top 30 prospects are pitchers, according to a new ranking.
called up Top 30 prospect and pitcher Orlando Ribalta and he’s the only Nats’ ranked prospect in the Majors., which may speak to the depth the Nationals have cultivated of late.
The highest-ranked pitcher in the organization is Travis Sykora, last year’s third-round pick who signed for an over-slot price of $2.6 million and is now at Class-A Fredericksburg. It could be a while before the right-hander is ready to help. But he’s having a sharp season. Right-hander Jackson Rutledge is ranked No. 27, followed by right-hander Brad Lord at No. 30. Rutledge, a former first-round pick, has already made his MLB debut but doesn’t have the service time to graduate from prospect rankings.
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