Summary
By the traditional metric of baseball success - wins and losses - the Washington Nationals' minor league teams enjoyed a productive 2008 season.
The organization posted a winning record for the first time since the team came to the District, its 432-405 mark the ninth best in baseball. Three teams qualified for postseason play, with two of them (Class A Potomac and the Nationals' Dominican Summer League affiliate) winning league championships.See the full content of this document
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Player Development Coming Slowly, Surely
But in the minor leagues, player development takes precedence over the final record. By that standard, 2008 is a little harder to judge.
Myriad injuries and ineffectiveness at the major league level forced the team to move some players through the system quicker than it ha...See the full content of this document
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