Bowman Sniper

Washington Nationals prospects

258 tracked players across 6 affiliates (DSL Nationals, FCL Nationals, Fredericksburg Nationals, Harrisburg Senators, Rochester Red Wings, Wilmington Blue Rocks). 156 have a real stat line or market evidence behind them. Everything below is measured; a module with nothing measured says so.

Trajectory changes from two seasons of official stat lines, ranked by size and credibility, then by quality. Not a hot week.

  1. 2Seaver King

    SSAge 23Triple-AWashington Nationals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .600 to .910 after moving up to Triple-A. That is the shape of a breakout. · 2.5 yrs young for AAA
    Up stronglyMarket unread2.5 yrs young for AAABreakout

    strong prospect · 84/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $275.00 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  2. 4Abimelec Ortiz

    1BAge 24Triple-AWashington Nationals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .787 to .845 after moving up to Triple-A. That is the shape of a breakout.
    Up stronglyMarket unread1.5 yrs young for AAABreakout

    solid · 74/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $22.00 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  3. 5Cayden Wallace

    3BAge 25Triple-AWashington Nationals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .686 to .878 after moving up to Triple-A. That is the shape of a breakout.
    Up stronglyMarket unread0.5 yrs young for AAABreakout

    solid · 70/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $25.22 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation · best offer

    See listing

Breakout radar

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Measured improvement while young for the level or freshly promoted, on a rated player.

Youngest for level

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Two or more years younger than the typical player at the level. Context, not a quality claim.

Latest promotions

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At a higher level this season than last, from the two official stat lines. Dates live in the catalyst tracker.

Highest player quality

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Our all-round read on the player. Nothing in this list is a card price.

Baseball up, cards flat

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The development has moved further than the price of the benchmark card. Needs sold evidence on the card side, which most prospects do not have.

No measured lag on this club. 6 players are up strongly with no readable card market yet — waiting for market evidence, not lagging it.

Waiting: Leandro Pineda, Seaver King, R.J. Sales, Abimelec Ortiz, Cayden Wallace, Gus Hughes.

Latest catalysts

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Promotions, step changes and logged events on this club, each with its evidence grade.

  1. DERIVEDPromoted High-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Alex Clemmey

    Double-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted High-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  2. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → High-Adate not recorded
    Eli Willits

    High-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → High-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis improving — baseball momentum 69/100 — ahead of the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  3. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → Double-Adate not recorded
    Ethan Petry

    Double-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → Double-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  4. DERIVEDPromoted High-A → Triple-Adate not recorded
    Sam Petersen

    Triple-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted High-A → Triple-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  5. DERIVEDPromoted Rookie → High-Adate not recorded
    Angel Feliz

    High-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Rookie → High-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  6. DERIVEDPromoted Rookie → Low-Adate not recorded
    Manuel Cabrera

    Low-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Rookie → Low-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis improving — baseball momentum 76/100 — ahead of the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  7. DERIVEDPromoted Double-A → Triple-Adate not recorded
    Abimelec Ortiz

    Triple-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Double-A → Triple-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 64/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  8. DERIVEDPromoted Rookie → Low-Adate not recorded
    Elian Soto

    Low-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Rookie → Low-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  9. DERIVEDPromoted Rookie → High-Adate not recorded
    Rafael Ramirez Jr.

    High-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Rookie → High-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  10. DERIVEDPromoted Rookie → Low-Adate not recorded
    Sir Jamison Jones

    Low-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Rookie → Low-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  11. DERIVEDPromoted Low-A → High-Adate not recorded
    Jacob Walsh

    High-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Low-A → High-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.
  12. DERIVEDPromoted Double-A → Triple-Adate not recorded
    Johnathon Thomas

    Triple-AWashington Nationals

    Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.

    Why it matters
    What happened
    Promoted Double-A → Triple-A. Level changed between his 2025 and 2026 stat lines (MLB Stats API, official). The date of the move is not recorded here.
    Why it matters
    A promotion is the club's own read of the player, and the level a card was made at is the level the hobby prices it against. Each rung up is a re-rating event.
    What changed in the thesis
    Thesis intact — baseball momentum 41/100 — tracking the thesis.
    Has the card market responded?
    Cannot say: card-price momentum is unmeasured — no earlier observation of the same benchmark series to difference against. No sold evidence means no market response to read, and a listing's asking price is not one.
    What to watch next
    Whether the strikeout and walk rates hold at the new level over a real sample — the first 100 plate appearances say little.

Best Bowman cards

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Each player's benchmark card — the one standardized card we track his market on — with how firmly we know it is his.

  • Seaver King

    Raw base 1st Bowman Draft Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, medium confidence

    See listing
  • Eli Willits

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedvaluation: insufficient evidence

    See listing
  • Miguel Sime Jr.

    Raw base 1st Bowman Draft Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, low confidence

    See listing
  • Abimelec Ortiz

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, medium confidence

    See listing
  • Marconi German

    Raw base 1st Bowman Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedconfirmed value, medium confidence

    See listing
  • Cayden Wallace

    Raw base 1st Bowman Draft Chrome Autoobserved — likely, not establishedvaluation: insufficient evidence

    See listing

Buyable right now

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Players on this club with a best-fit live listing in the store — fit first, never cheapest first.

  1. 1Seaver King

    SSAge 23Triple-AWashington Nationals

    promoted Double-A → Triple-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .600 to .910 after moving up to Triple-A. That is the shape of a breakout. · 2.5 yrs young for AAA
    Up stronglyMarket unread2.5 yrs young for AAABreakout

    strong prospect · 84/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $275.00 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  2. 2Jarlin Susana

    SPAge 22Double-AWashington Nationals

    Missing more bats and walking fewer batters than last season — 22.6% up to 37.5% K-BB.
    Up stronglyMarket unread1.8 yrs young for AA

    strong prospect · 77/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $308.98 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  3. 3Caleb Lomavita

    CAge 23Double-AWashington Nationals

    promoted High-A → Double-A · Hitting better than last season even though the pitching got harder — .703 to .766 after moving up to Double-A. That is the shape of a breakout.
    Up stronglyMarket unread0.8 yrs young for AABreakout

    solid · 61/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $276.49 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  4. 4Trey Lipscomb

    3BAge 26Triple-AWashington Nationals

    Hitting better than last season — .697 up to .880 OPS.
    FlatMarket unread0.5 yrs old for AAA

    fringe · 52/100 overall

    Core 1st auto, numbered · $21.80 delivered

    title claims 1st — not verified · no valuation · best offer

    See listing
  5. 6Miguel Sime Jr.

    SPAge 19High-AWashington Nationals

    momentum 44/100 — steady rather than moving · 3+ yrs young for High-A
    FlatMarket unread3+ yrs young for High-A

    strong prospect · 76/100 overall

    Core 1st auto · $37.50 delivered

    matches his benchmark series · no valuation · best offer

    See listing

Every Washington Nationals prospect we track

Best-rated first. Players with a page of their own link to it; the rest are followed and appear as data lands.

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