OPTIONED
● C Drew Millas
● OF Jacob Young
● OF Alex Call
ADDED TO 40-MAN
● OF Jesse Winker
● OF Eddie Rosario
● RHP Matt Barnes
ADDED TO 60-DAY I.L.
● RHP Mason Thompson
● RHP Jose Ferrer
As noted by longsufferingtime Nats beat reporter Mark Zuckerman, there are two moves left to be made: (1) Adding Derek Law to the 40-man (2) whether or not to add Trey Lipscomb to the OD roster. In theory, this should be easy: offer Nasim Nuñez back to the Marlins or option Nick Senzel. Technically, Luis García Jr. or Ildemaros Vargas could be cut, too.
Unfortunately, sending Lipscomb back down seems the least risky (or the most defensible “We want him playing every day”) and therefore most likely. I’d love to be wrong, but Senzel’s salary almost requires him to be on the MLB roster. Likewise for Vargas. One has to wonder if Rizzo is trying to swing a deal with Miami to be able to send Nuñez down, trade García, or perhaps even both (though prolly not García for Nuñez).