Nationals May Have the Next Top Prospect to Make the Jump to MLB

House was taken with the No. 11 pick in the 2021 draft and is now one of a handful of top picks from that class to not make their MLB Debut. Marcelo Mayer (No. 4 to Boston), Frank Mozzicato (No. 7 to Kansas City), and Benny Montgomery (No. 8 to Colorado) have yet to receive their first call to the show. Jackson Jobe is the only prep pick from the top-11 to make their debut to this point.

The Georgia-born infielder peaked at No.2 in the Nats' farm system in 2022 and sank to No. 5 in 2023 after recording a .324/.358/.475 slash line at Double-A Harrisburg. James Wood jumped House for that ranking heading into 2024 while the former shortstop made his way back into the Top-100 after falling off entirely in 2023.

House's .282/.344/.497 line to start the Triple-A season has him pressuring the Nationals into making a lineup change. While José Tena's number have been enough to keep the third base position above water, his defensive metrics have been lackluster in a small sample.

House's throws were clocked at 96 mph in high school and that is shown in his 60-grade arm while his fielding tool sits above-average at 55. House has recorded 31 errors at the hot-corner in 2070.1 innings there in his Minor League career, giving him a career .946 fielding percentage at third. His .908 fielding percentage at shortstop over 422.2 innings is fairly bad, but Washington already has a long-term option there in former top prospect CJ Abrams.