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Made possesses fine hand-eye coordination and a more advanced approach than most players his age. A right-handed hitter with a line-drive swing, he controls the barrel very well and uses the entire field. Parker is very much a vertical pitcher who works up and down in the zone with his fastball and curveball. He will typically throw in the low-90s with the heater, but the pitch can play above that because of its impressive running qualities, especially up in the zone. He has both a splitter and changeup as potential third pitches, though he’s preferred the former as he gets going in pro ball.

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He's long been a member of USA Baseball, dating to 2015, when he helped the U-12 team win the WBSC U12 World Cup in Taiwan. More recently, House hit .445 with five homers as a senior after hitting .653 in 15 games as a junior before COVID-19 cut the season short. Along with a powerful swing, House boasts an arm that pumps in 96 mph fastballs off the mound.

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Consistent health will continue to be a concern until the former SEC star can prove he’s capable of throwing 120-plus innings in a season. Injuries have been an issue again in 2022 with Henry dealing with shoulder tightness starting in mid-June. Henry's delivery featured a lot of effort and some head whack as a prep, but he has improved his mechanics and had no trouble throwing strikes at LSU. He has the look of a durable mid-rotation starter, one with relatively little mileage on his arm, and his ceiling may be even higher if the secondary pitches continue to improve. Parker has made strike-throwing a big emphasis as he’s closed in on the Majors, and even then, he still led Nationals qualifiers in walk percentage in 2023. He’ll be back in Triple-A this season and serve as Washington’s rotation depth, but if the walks continue to pile up, it might be worth seeing how much more he could squeeze out of the fastball as a reliever.

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The Nationals believe he just needs more exposure to advanced pitching to improve his swing decisions, and that will be the focus in the early days of Green’s budding career. The other four tools are ample enough to carry him until the bat comes around, and if it does, Green could have superstar potential in the capital. Green is an elite-level runner who can steal bases and cover a ton of ground in the outfield, where he should be able to man center field with a plus arm for a very long time to come.

Millas impressed the A’s in instructional league last year, showing a good approach at the plate with solid power. Behind the plate, he flashed an above-average arm and handled the position well with soft hands and good blocking and receiving skills. A seventh-round selection by the A’s in 2019, Millas entered the organization as arguably the top defensive college catcher in the nation.

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The 6-foot-4 right-hander typically sits closer to 94 these days with the heater but is capable of throwing both the four-seam up in the zone and the two-seam with run and sink. The curveball can be a late breaking pitch that makes for an impressive secondary, and his changeup fades well, giving him the well-rounded package needed to be a starter. He tends to work up and down in the zone using an over-the-top delivery that can bare down on hitters, thanks to his size. A solid runner but not much of a base stealer, Made could be a big league regular with just modest offensive production because he's a gifted defender. He has smooth actions and quality instincts at shortstop, where he covers ground to both sides and has a well-above-average arm.

Standing at a listed 6-foot-3, the left-handed slugger brings plenty to dream on to a Nationals organization that could use as much upside as possible. His swing is already smooth and geared for lift, helping the case that he’ll be at least an above-average hitter by the time he fills out his frame. There is length to the swing that could be an issue in time, but for now, he makes enough consistent contact that Washington evaluators envision him hitting from the middle of the lineup.

He might have to take a little off early in his career as he gets used to a professional workload, but there’s hope he could have at least average control needed to be a future starter. As is the case throughout the Nats system, this all equates to a long-term project with potential high-ceiling payoff. Sykora's fastball not only parks at mph and can reach 101, but it also comes with a flat approach angle and late arm-side run.

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Still a work in progress, Herz has yet to demonstrate much feel for a changeup he didn't need as an amateur. He throws across his body, which adds action to his pitches but also detracts from his command. Some scouts think the effort in his delivery and the length of his arm action will land him in the bullpen, but his proponents believe he's athletic and strong enough to power through and succeed as a starter. Although it wasn’t a banner year for high-school arms in 2023, Sykora gave scouts and organizations plenty to dream on as the holder of arguably the best fastball in his class. He dominated at both the PDP League and Area Code Games in the summer before his senior year and entered the Draft as MLB Pipeline’s No. 40 prospect. He may have fallen to the Nationals’ third-round pick at 71st overall, but Washington signed him for $2.6 million (roughly Top 35 money) to get him away from a Texas commitment.

Batting from an open stance, De La Rosa does a good job of staying back on balls, and his Single-A strikeout rate notably improved from 34.1 percent to 24.8 in his return to the Carolina League. Even while he struggled with the hamate, he still only punched out 27.8 percent of the time with Wilmington, though that trend has reversed course in 2023. De La Rosa has long shown above-average raw power, and it started to play even more in games in 2022 (see the .505 slugging), even if he still puts the ball on the ground more than most would like at this stage. He can get overly aggressive while trying to take advantage of that power, leading to strikeouts that blunt his overall offensive ceiling.

Considering the Nationals made big roster moves after last year's trade deadline, I will stick with my prediction of August 1st as Brady House's debut date. He played in three minor league levels last year and giving him a nice long stint at one level this spring will do him good. If House does well in Spring Training, I think it is likely he starts in AAA Rochester, which would of course increase his chances of making his debut sometime this season.

His strikeout rate did jump in 2023 as he particularly struggled against breaking balls, but he didn’t chase often either with Harrisburg. However, there’s still a lot of contact on the ground (53.1 percent at Double-A), and while power has always been a concern, it’s still an open question how much the hamate injury affected Hassell in his return. His raw power could be double-plus in the end, and he makes it play in games with quick wrists and immense strength that drives the ball to all fields. What’s more, his speed is 70-grade now, giving him another elite athletic tool, and that will be a big help in his ability to stick in center for the long term.

He’s had issues handling velocity this season in the Carolina League, heightening concerns about his overall hit tool, but the Nats have chalked that up to the back and other growing pains that come with a first full season. The left-handed slugger is capable of showing off above-average raw power in batting practice sessions, and he’ll run into the occasional high-end exit velocity, thanks to the strength in his 6-foot, 215-pound frame. Notably, he was a victim of Wilmington’s hitting graveyard, slugging .288 there compared to .422 on the road in 2023. But his bat path -- starting from a semi-open stance -- needs to be better geared for loft.