Potomac Nationals

Potomac Nationals
Founded in 1984
Woodbridge, Virginia
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Current A-Advanced
Minor league affiliations
League Carolina League
Division Northern Division
Major league affiliations
Current Washington Nationals (2005–present)
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles (5)
  • 1982
  • 1989
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • 2014
Division titles (9)
  • 1982
  • 1989
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • 2013
  • 2014
Team data
Nickname
Mascot Uncle Slam
Ballpark G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Previous parks
 Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run Park
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Art Silber
Manager Tripp Keister
General Manager Bryan Holland & Aaron Johnson

The Potomac Nationals are a Minor League Baseball team located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Nationals play in the Class A Advanced Carolina League, and are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

History

The Alexandria Dukes moved from Alexandria, Virginia, for the 1984 season and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. Since then, the team has been named the Prince William Yankees, Prince William Cannons, Potomac Cannons, and now the Potomac Nationals.

The team has been affiliated with the Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and now the Washington Nationals. Since moving to Woodbridge, the franchise has played all its home games at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, with an announced seating capacity of 6,000 people.[1] The team mascot is Uncle Slam.[2]

Ballpark proposal

The team and Prince William County have been discussing a new ballpark since before 2010.[3] Since 2012 they have been focused on a site on I-95 in Woodbridge. They have been reported close to a deal since December 2016. The county would raise $35 million in municipal bonds, lease the site, pay for site preparation, construct the stadium, and lease it to the team for thirty years. The team would cover the county's annual debt service and site lease costs. The county also would build a 1,400-space parking garage next to the stadium for commuter parking. The county has been seeking state funding for the garage since 2012, but the extent and status of funding is unclear, as is the final cost of the garage.[4] Team owner Art Silber has said Minor League Baseball requires the team to be out of Pfitzner Stadium by the end of the 2018 season.[5][6] The team opposed putting the deal on the November 2017 general election ballot, saying that would delay the deal for too long.[7]

On July 13, 2017, the Nationals withdrew the proposal for the new stadium in Woodbridge after it was clear it did not have the votes to pass.[8] Silber indicated that the team may be sold to buyers outside the Northern Virginia area, but he would prefer to keep it local if possible. Potential locations include the cities of Alexandria (former home of the team when they were the Alexandria Dukes) and Fredericksburg as well as Loudoun, Spotsylvania,[9] and Fairfax counties.[10] Maryland and Arlington County have been ruled out as possibilities, and Silber indicated it is unlikely the team will find another site in Prince William, either.

Playoffs

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the Mariners/Pirates/Yankees/Cannons/Nationals include:

Roster

Potomac Nationals roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 28 Grant Borne
  • 21 Taylor Guilbeau
  • 40 Gilberto Mendez
  • -- Jordan Mills
  • 45 Jorge Pantoja
  • 26 R.C. Orlan
  • 23 Ronald Peña
  • -- Tommy Peterson
  • 35 Luis Reyes
  • 11 Mariano Rivera
  • 41 Jefry Rodriguez ‡
  • 36 Nolan Sanburn
  • 25 Hector Silvestre
  • 29 Tyler Skulina
  • 43 Austen Williams

Catchers

Infielders

  •  6 Austin Davidson
  •  3 Kelvin Gutierrez
  • 10 Edwin Lora
  •  8 David Masters
  •  2 Bryan Mejia
  • 31 Matthew Page
  •  1 Ian Sagdal

Outfielders

Manager

  •  7 Tripp Keister

Coaches

  • 34 Franklin Bravo (pitching)
  • 19 Luis Ordaz (hitting)


7-day disabled list
* On Washington Nationals 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated July 25, 2017
Transactions
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→ Washington Nationals minor league players

References

  1. ↑ Pahigian, Josh (2007). The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to AAA, AA, A, and Independent League Stadiums. Guilford, Connecticut: Lyons Press. pp. 88–90. ISBN 978-1-59921-024-7 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Meet Uncle Slam | Potomac Nationals Fans". Potomac Nationals. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  3. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (September 27, 2010). "P-Nats, Prince William County working on new ballpark plan". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved January 3, 2017. After making several runs at a new ballpark in several years, [...] yet another new ballpark plan.
  4. ↑ Koma, Alex (December 14, 2016). "Potomac Nationals, Prince William County nearing stadium agreement". InsideNoVa.com. Leesburg, Virginia: Northern Virginia Media Services. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Koma, Alex (December 30, 2016). "New Potomac Nationals stadium construction may face hurdles". InsideNoVa.com. Leesburg, Virginia: Northern Virginia Media Services. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Rist, Hugh (February 16, 2016). "Potomac Nationals face 2018 deadline for new stadium". InsideNoVa.com. Leesburg, Virginia: Northern Virginia Media Services. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Koma, Alex (June 21, 2016). "Prince William's $35M stadium deal avoids referendum". InsideNoVa.com. Leesburg, Virginia: Northern Virginia Media Services. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ Potomac Nationals No Deal With Prince William For New Stadium
  9. ↑ Possible new homes for Potomac Nationals being considered WTOP.com
  10. ↑ Potomac Nationals say they might leave Woodbridge after stadium deal falls through Washington Post
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