MLB in brief: A bright future for the Nationals | Supporters meet

While the Washington #nats remain for sale, the franchise would certainly be more valuable retaining GM Mike Rizzo and staff and manager Davey Martinez. The team endured a massive rebuild, and in just two years, are a competitive team with a prized farm system and bright future.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 14, 2023

Fangraphs gave the Yankees a 17.8% chance of making the playoffs at the trade deadline.

That has fallen to 6%.

On what should have been the worst loss of the year, but wasn’t because of all the other worst losses of the year: https://t.co/ILfyVDo1zg

— Brendan Kuty 🧟‍♂️ (@BrendanKutyNJ) August 14, 2023

MLB has now had nine weekends of more than 1.5 million fans attending on weekends in the 2023 season.

The previous four full seasons (2018-19 and 2021-22) combined for a total of five such weekends. pic.twitter.com/VWUpyJF4Z4

—MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) August 14, 2023

During his reappearance in Syracuse, Brett Baty is working on two main things: Getting the ball in the air more, and being “selectively aggressive.”

How has Baty progressed? @TimBritton has more.https://t.co/rkVBL27zl5

— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) August 14, 2023

The Rockies are 45-73. They’re on pace for 62-100.

In order to avoid their first 100-loss season, they’ll need to go 18-26.

The remaining schedule:

3 vs. ARI
3 vs CHW
3 at TB
3 at BAL
3 vs. ATL
3 vs TOR
3 at ARI
3 at SF
3 vs HCC
4 vs. SF
3 at SD
3 at CHC
4 vs. LADs
3 vs MIN

— Manny Randhawa (@MannyOnMLB) August 13, 2023