Devin Fitz-Gerald enters the Top 10 2B Prospects list upon the graduation of Brice Matthews.
More on the #Nats prospect acquired from the Rangers this past winter as part of the package for MacKenzie Gore: pic.twitter.com/2LHCbeT6jf
ā MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 13, 2026
I anticipate that his stock will continue to rise, and there is a chance he will become a top 100 prospect. It was a slight surprise to see Fitz-Gerald assigned to High-A Wilmington. He only played 41 games last year in his first pro season, which was cut short by injuries. Fitz-Gerald spent 31 of those games in rookie ball and just 10 in Low-A.
Despite only playing 10 Low-A games, the Nationals were comfortable assigning him to High-A Wilmington, which is not only a level higher, but also a ball park that is notoriously tough on hitters. The Nats stockpile of young infield talent forced their hand a bit, but the fact they were comfortable sending Fitz-Gerald to High-A shows their confidence level in him.
So far, their faith is being rewarded. Through his first 30 at bats, Fitz-Gerald is hitting .333 with a .944 OPS. He also has five walks to just five strikeouts. The switch hitting infielder is showing his advanced hitting chops despite being assigned to a tough level.
Fitz-Gerald has a nice combination of pure hitting ability and power. In high school, Fitz-Gerald was seen as a contact first player, but showed surprising pull side power in his pro debut. We saw that pull side power on display when he hit his first High-A home run last week against Yankees prospect and former Nats farm hand Sean Paul Linan.
a leadoff tank for devin fitz-gerald (nats @MLBPipeline #9 prospect) pic.twitter.com/pTMtCLrg9j
ā Nationals Player Development (@Nats\_PlayerDev) April 12, 2026
That home run was a real thing of beauty. His left handed set up and toe tap kind of remind me of Tigers young phenom Kevin McGonigle. Fitz-Gerald has some similarities to McGonigle with his advanced hitting ability and surprising power. However, the 20 year old has a long way to go if he wants to reach McGonigleās level.
When you watch Fitz-Gerald play, you can tell he is a gamer who has been around baseball his whole life. His dad Todd is one of the most prominent high school baseball coaches in Florida. He coaches at Stoneman Douglas High School, which has produced players such as Roman Anthony, Jesus Luzardo, Anthony Rizzo and Coby Mayo. Fitz-Gerald hopes to be the next great product of his dadās program.
There was a podcast recently that had Todd Fitz-Gerald on, which I really enjoyed. They talked about Devinās development among other things. Todd was not worried about his sonās aggressive assignment because of his confidence in his hitting ability.
New Podcast with one of the best high school baseball coaches in the country, Todd Fitz-Gerald, who also happens to be the father of Nats IF prospect Devin Fitz-Gerald⦠links below