(It hurt to break up with him though)One and a half seasons of team control) Lane Thomas Ahead of this year’s July 29 trade deadline, the Nationals traded right fielder to Cleveland and acquired three young prospects from the Guardians, one of whom played a season in D.C.
GM and Director of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo has teamed up with Thomas and left-hander Alex Clemmy, 19, who is ranked No. 7 in the Guardians system by Baseball America and No. 8 by Baseball America. I made a trade. MLB.comsaid infielder Jose Tena (23), who was in charge at the time of the trade.Cleveland’s minor league system and rank with 110 hits[ed] 2nd in home runs (17) And 19-year-old infielder Rafael Ramirez Jr. was ranked No. 20 in Cleveland at the time by Baseball America and No. 23 by MLBPipeline.com.
Tena appeared in 10 games with Triple-A Rochester after being traded, before being transferred to the major league club.
Tena“Since joining the club on August 10, he led the Nationals in multi-hit games (15) and ranked second in hits (43) and batting average (.274),” the club said. This is stated in the review of the 2024 season.
“He’s an enhanced player who can play in the middle of the diamond, and he’s versatile enough to play other positions as well,” Rizzo said of the young infielder.
“A left-handed hitter with amazing elasticity, a guy who runs well, runs the bases well and really plays on both sides of the ball. We’re really excited about him, when he gets to the big leagues. I don’t know what kind of impact he will have on the club and I think his ability is very low, but he still has a lot of ceiling left.
“The 23-year-old is getting better and better and I can see his arrow heading north as we go on this season. His bat is really fast, he has a little bit of pop, and we I really like his infield play.”
“He’s behind the ball and uses his feet really well. He’s got pop as well, so we can definitely use that in the lineup,” manager Davey Martinez told reporters after Tena joined the club. Ta.
“After watching the video of him, he’s gripping the ball really well,” the captain said after Tena hit a walk-off in his debut with the Nationals.
“We’ve talked about that before. He’s got a really nice short swing. He’s very agile, but he’s very good with his feet.”
“He really understands the hitting part of the game. He doesn’t try too hard and just lets the ball fly a little bit and puts the ball in play.
“We knew what he was going to be like. You can tell he loves playing the game, which is great.”
Tena[h]He did it in 25 of 41 games. [Washington]including 15 games of multi-hitting: .274, 5 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 7 BB, 6 SB…reached base safely in 12 consecutive games from 9/4 to 9/16. ”
For a right-handed left-handed infielder, “…” 33 out of 113 hits (.292), 3 2Bs, 3 HRs, 11 RBIs[s]“And him”[p]Recorded a hard hit rate of 49.2 at 44G” the club said after the season.
After observing him up close for a month, Martinez spoke about Tena as a defender and the coach pondered where he could fit on the future roster.
“He’s a good athlete. He runs much better than we thought when we got him. He hits the ball very well, which we knew. But he really “He continues to handle the ball well,” he said.
“I think this kid has the potential to hit a home run for us, but he’s hitting the ball well and has a great at-bat. It’s just a matter of getting him used to that attitude. [at second base]. I feel like he could probably play second base as well.
“In the future, we are thinking of having him play in the outfield.
“And maybe even play first base. But I love his bat. He’s there because he’s not afraid to go up against left-handed pitchers, right-handed pitchers, and it doesn’t matter. He does a good job at bat.”
“Clemmy is 6-foot-6 and weighs 205 pounds.” the club emphasized in a press release regarding the deal. “…Starting the last 11 games since May 24th, he has an ERA of 2.28 (earned run of 11/IP of 43.1), 63 strikeouts, WHIP of 1.18, opponent batting average of .185, and only two home runs allowed. I left a mark.” At the time of transaction.
The Nationals acquired left-hander Alex Clemmy in the Lane Thomas deal.
The 19-year-old is a 2023 second-round pick who pitched 69.1 professional innings in Single-A this year, allowing only 53 hits and striking out 97.
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Clemmy, a second-round pick by Cleveland in 2023, started 10 games for Washington System-A Fredericksburg after signing. He is currently ranked No. 6 in the Nationals. Organization by MLB Pipeline Scouts.
Ramirez Jr. signs with Guardians MLB Pipeline scouts have him the Nationals’ No. 20 pick after the 2024 season, when he hit .183/.299/.306 with 13 doubles and four home runs in 71 games. . A combination of games played in the Cleveland Class A and Washington organizations.
