Washington Nationals
NL East
Kyle Finnegan is expected to pitch in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals. (Source: Mark Zuckerman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Finnegan hasn't pitched in the past week due to back stiffness. He still has time to be ready for the start of the season.
Category: Injury Updates
Patrick Corbin will start the second game of the season for the Nationals. (Source: Andrew Golden on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Corbin will follow Josiah Gray who was named the Opening Day starter. Corbin posted a 5.20 ERA across 32 starts last season as he looks to take a step forward.
Josiah Gray has been named the Opening Day starter for the Nationals. (Source: Andrew Golden on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Gray will look to take a step forward this year after posting a solid 3.91 ERA last year across 30 starts. He will be followed by Patrick Corbin.
Carter Kieboom cleared outright waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A Rochester. (Source: Mark Zuckerman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Kieboom hit 3-for-13 in Spring Training. He could be called up at some point this season.
Category: Transactions
Eddie Rosario is in the lineup with the Nationals on Monday. (Source: Mark Zuckerman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Rosario landed a split contract with Washington last week. He is hitting No. 6 and serving as the designated hitter on Monday.
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that tests came back negative on Daylen Lile who is dealing with a lower back injury. (Source: Chelsea Janes on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Martinez said Lile is in pain, but it appears he was fortunate that the tests returned negative. He is without a clear timetable to return.
Category: Injury Updates
Joey Gallo is dealing with soreness in his quad. (Source: Chelsea Janes on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The injury is limiting to Gallo only being a hitter for now. Nationals manager Dave Martinez said he doesn’t think it’s a huge deal and thinks he might be able to get in games next week if all goes well. Gallo is considered as day-to-day right now.
Category: Injury Updates
Keibert Ruiz is back in the Nationals lineup on Friday where he is hitting No. 3 and starting behind the plate.
Fantasy Impact: Ruiz makes his return after missing some time due to an illness.
Category: Injury Updates
The Nationals announced that Mason Thompson will undergo Tommy John surgery. (Source: Mark Zuckerman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Thompson dealt with injuries in the middle of last season, and he'll now miss all of this year. It will be the second time he has undergone this surgery with the first time being back in high school.
Category: Injury Updates
Dylan Floro is expected to miss some time due to shoulder tightness. (Source: Andrew Golden on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Floro told him this typically happens in the spring so he’s not too concerned. Floro signed a one-year deal with the Nationals this offseason.
Category: Injury Updates
Joey Meneses is heading into camp looking to gain back his home run power. (Source: masnsports.com)
Fantasy Impact: Meneses acknowledged he is worrying less about his position on the roster heading into his third big league season. “Maybe a little bit relaxed on that part,” he said. “But I don’t like to think this year is going to be easy. The first year, you want to prove you can do it. This year, I’m a little more relaxed.” He hit just 13 home runs last season after hitting 13 long balls in just 56 games in his rookie campaign two years ago. He is expected to see more playing time at first base as well this year. “I don’t think that affected me during the season, actually,” he said. “I don’t think that was the reason I played DH. I know it’s because we had a great defense. I suppose I was DHing because we had a better defense.”
The Nationals are reportedly off the market according to Lerner family. (Source: ESPN.com)
Fantasy Impact: The Nationals had been on the market for nearly two years. The Lerner family began exploring a potential sale in April 2022 after owning the team since buying it from the MLB in 2006.
Zach Davies has come to terms with the Nationals on a minor-league contract. (Source: Andrew Golden on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: If Davies can catch on with the Nationals this spring, he will bring significant experience to the staff. The 31-year-old righty had a season he'd like to put behind him in 2023, as he struggled to a 7.00 ERA over 18 starts for the Diamondbacks. Davies has been much better than throughout most of his nine-year career, recording 60 wins and a 4.36 ERA over 200 starts.
Category: Transactions
Cade Cavalli threw a bullpen session on Friday. (Source: Mark Zuckerman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Cavalli is continuing to work his way back from Tommy John surgery. He remains on track to return at some point in the middle of the season for the Nationals.
Category: Injury Updates
Trevor Williams is the only healthy pitcher or catcher for the Nationals who has yet to report to camp as he remains home in San Diego waiting for his wife to give birth to their child. (Source: masnsports.com)
Fantasy Impact: Williams is penciled in as the Nationals No. 5 starter heading into camp. He is not expected to face any experienced competition for that rotation spot and should report soon.
Wed, Feb 14th 3:48pm EST
By Ari Koslow
Riley Adams who broke the hamate bone in his left wrist in September, has fully healed and said he has no lingering issues entering spring training. (Source: masnsports.com)
Fantasy Impact: Adams hit .273 with four home runs across 143 plate appearances with the Nationals last season.
Category: Injury Updates
Wed, Feb 14th 3:46pm EST
By Ari Koslow
Victor Robles, who missed most of the 2023 season with a lower back injury, is fully participating at the start of camp with no restrictions. (Source: masnsports.com)
Fantasy Impact: Robles is set to enter the final year of his contract before he enters free agency. He is expected to compete with Jacob Young for the starting job in center field.
Category: Injury Updates
Stone Garrett entered Nationals camp healthy and hopes to be fully ready for Opening Day. (Source: masnsports.com)
Fantasy Impact: Garrett fractured his left fibula and injured his ankle in late August. It’s going to be a progression, but we’re going to push him,” Nationals manager Davey Martinez said. “He wants to be pushed. He’s been hitting, and he looks really good hitting. We’re not going to hold him back. He’ll determine when he’s ready to go, and we’ll keep a close eye on him.”
Category: Injury Updates
The Washington Nationals signed Luis Perdomo to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. (Source: Robert Murray on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Perdomo returns to the MLB after time playing in Japan. He last pitched in the MLB with the Brewers two seasons ago.
Category: Transactions
Adonis Medina has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Nationals. (Source: according to MLB.com)
Fantasy Impact: A consensus Top-100 prospect in the Philadelphia system several years ago, Medina is now a well-traveled 27 year old. He made 12 starts for the Kia Tigers in Korea last year after making 14 relief appearances for the Mets in 2022. Over 35 1/3 career MLB innings, Medina has posted a 5.35 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, and 27-to-13 K/BB ratio. He will compete for a spot in the Nationals' pitching staff this spring.
Category: Transactions