As we wind the 2018 Spring Training, the Nats optioned Austin Adams, Pedro Severino, and Andrew Stevenson to Syracuse; reassigned seven to minor-league camp: Tim Collins, Chris Dominguez, Edwin Jackson, Spencer Kieboom, Tommy Milone, Moises Sierra and Christopher Smith; and released Reid Brignac and Ryan Raburn.
Miguel Montero, an Article XX(B) Free Agent, will be the backup catcher to Matt Wieters. Two other veteran Free Agents—Reid Brignac and Ryan Raburn—were released.
The moves officially moves all of the 2018 Watchlist to the minors.
Next up: finding out which minor-leaguers have been formally released, which may come via MiLB.com as the bootlickers boys in Durham seem to be busy celebrating young men’s peonage being codified into law.