Miguel Sime Jr.: Nats' Flamethrowing Prospect

0:00On April 6th, Washington Nationals fans, with the big league squad still rebuilding, it's time to peep their top prospects lighting up the farm, system. Leading the pack is right handed pitcher Miguel Sime Jr. Drafted 111th overall and the 2025 MLB Draft straight out of, high school in Brooklyn. This 18-year-old flame thrower already got scouts hyped with his triple-digit fastball. They dropped $2 million on his signing bonus, betting big on that 70-grade heat despite his secondary pitches needing work. He's a project no doubt, but the Nazi ace potential and shipped him to single A Fredericks Bird for his pro debut this spring. In his first start against the Augusta Green Jackets on Easter Sunday, Sime held it down for two and a third innings, allowing one run on a single hit, walking one and fanning six. Fans lost it over his velocity slowest fastball, clocked 98.9 mph, topping out over 101. From media blew up with clips of his nasty breaking ball fooling hitters like Tate Southasen,

1:04the Braves 2025 first rounder. Early metrics show his off-speed stuff sharpening already. As the Nazi revamp under new baseball ops chief Paul Taboning, keep eyes on Sime. He won't hit the majors till late this decade, but if he keeps cooking, he'll climb those ranks fast and fuel the next contention wave. From your team, powered by AI, this is Washington Nationals News Today. I'm Corey with the story.