With that in mind, it was a huge development to see Ronny Cruz dominate Single-A competition to start the season. After 14 games, he earned a promotion to High-A Wilmington<\/a> and is someone to monitor for the rest of the campaign. However, the 19-year-old isn’t the only one who has started the season off strong, as two other Nationals farmhands made the “Prospect Team of the Week.”<\/p>\n Yeremy Cabrera, Miguel Sime Jr. Named to ‘Prospect Team of the Week’ Washington Nationals logo | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/p>\n MLB Pipeline<\/a> handed out these honors, and it was easy to see why both outfielder Yeremy Cabrera and right-handed pitcher Miguel Sime Jr.<\/a> made this coveted team last week after their dominant performances.<\/p>\n Cabrera, who is Washington’s 20th-ranked prospect, was sensational for Single-A Fredericksburg. He went 9-for-18 across five games with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and four RBIs. He also walked seven times compared to striking out five, and he stole six bases.<\/p>\n The 20-year-old was acquired as part of the MacKenzie Gore return package<\/a> from the Texas Rangers. While Gavin Fien and Devin Fitz-Gerald<\/a> are the perceived headliners of that deal, Cabrera has been sensational in his own right this season with a Carolina League-leading OPS of 1.223. If he can keep up this performance, then he will find himself becoming a major riser in prospect rankings.<\/p>\n As for Sime, it won’t take long for the Nationals to move him up their farm system. He has dominated<\/a> Single-A competition when it comes to strikeout numbers, which was on full display during his scoreless outing last week when he struck out nine batters across four innings. The 16th-ranked prospect also didn’t allow a hit during that start and he only issued one walk, which has been a problem for him early on in this campaign.<\/p>\n While the 18-year-old has been virtually unhittable with only two hits allowed and 18 K’s across his three starts this season, he has a 3.24 ERA because he’s also walked eight batters in 8 1\/3 innings pitched. Hopefully the control he showed in his latest outing is a sign of things to come. Because if he can add that aspect to his game, then he’ll be an elite-level prospect.<\/p>\n![\"Washington](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01kps84mr6qvmfgsnksd.jpg\" "\\"Washington")
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