We have personnel news to report from the Potomac Nationals (High A; Carolina League) and the Gary South Shore Railcats (independent; American Association). (more…)
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New P-Nats Ballpark Opening Pushed Back to 2018
A new Potomac Nationals (High A; Carolina League) ballpark won’t open until 2018 at the earliest, as owner Art Silber adjusts the ballpark plan and financing arrangement for the proposed project at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center. (more…)
P-Nats announce staff appointments
We have plenty of front-office announcements from the Potomac Nationals (High A; Carolina League), including the promotion of General Manager of Operations Zach Prehn to Vice President/General Manager of the team. (more…)
P-Nats to stay in Pfitzner Stadium through 2018
With financing and naming-rights sales for a new ballpark stalled, the Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) pitched a new lease for Pfitzner Stadium through the 2018 season. (more…)
Potomac signs first ballpark founding partner
We have some news about a new Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) ballpark, as F.H. Furr signs on as a founding partner. (more…)
Potomac, Washington extend player development contract
Another totally predictable PDC extension: The Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) and the Washington Nationals have extended their player development contract through the 2016 season. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Vice President of Player Personnel Bob Boone, Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Development Doug […]
Crunching the 2014 MiLB attendance numbers
Last Friday we ran the raw numbers for 2014 Minor League Baseball attendance by league, total and average. Today we put some of those numbers into perspective. You can find the three listings here: 2014 Affiliated Attendance by Average 2014 Affiliated Attendance by Total 2014 Affiliated Attendance by League We’ve broken down the numbers one […]
Potomac: Beard-A-Palooza set for Friday
Can’t wait to see the bearded nachos: The Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) are scheduling Beard-A-Palooza, complete with beard-related events all weekend. Throughout the entirety of the weekend series against the Winston-Salem Dash, the Nationals will offer a bevy of bearded food items. There will be bearded nachos, the beardfather and a mini […]
Potomac naming-rights deal down to two finalists
Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) owner Art Silber says a naming-rights deal for a new ballpark should be finalized in April, with talks centered on two potential buyers. The new ballpark is slated to open in 2016. “We’re really close to the one that puts us over the top, which is the naming […]
New P-Nats ballpark delayed to 2016
It’s official: opening of a new Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) ballpark will be pushed back to 2016 after a naming-rights deal took longer than anticipated to close. Owner Art Silber was hoping to wrap up the naming-rights deal in time for a 2015 opening, but negotiation delays for the $15-million deal caused […]
Personnel moves in Reading, Potomac
We have some personnel news today from the Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) and the Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League). The Fightin Phils have added former interns Jon Nally, Zach Haas and Travis Hart to the team’s full-time staff. “We’re thrilled to add Jon, Zach, and Travis to our full-time staff […]
The Week That Was: Sept. 7-14, 2013
Attendance tallies, the temporary return of MLB to Montreal, Target Field improvements and new-ballpark news. The top stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. On a related note: Ballpark Digest set a record for daily page views this past week, totaing 51,692 on Sept. 12. Thanks to each and every […]
More attendance news: P-Nats set franchise record
Another MiLB attendance record in the books: The Potomac Nationals (High Class A; Carolina League) set a franchise single-season attendance record, with 236,772 fans at at Pfitzner Stadium. An average of 3,534 fans per game entered The Pfitz during the Nationals’ 2013 regular campaign. The previous benchmark of 220,145 was set in 1998 by the […]