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Nicholas at one point looked like he might have a long career as an offensive-minded catcher, but he never really got an opportunity (and his below-average defense didn’t help). The 30-year-old played in parts of two major league seasons, hitting .252/.300/.456 with four homers over 110 plate appearances.

Nuñez has seven steals in 15 games, which is great. He’s also slashing .192/.276/.212 in 58 plate appearances. His defense at second base has been good enough that he will continue to get a chance to start, but if he doesn’t start hitting soon, the Nationals may start shifting him to a pinch runner and defensive replacement. Jorbit Vivas will start at second base and bat seventh with Brady House at third base, Luis Garcia at DH, and Curtis Mead at first base.

Dingler is off to a strong start, slashing .271/.364/.500 with three home runs and 12 RBI. He also has a 55 percent hard-hit rate with a 92 mph average exit velocity that is up two mph from what he posted last year. It’s a small sample size, but Dingler is firmly on the radar in one-catcher leagues. Jake Rogers will catch and bat ninth.

Bohm has struggled to start the season, slashing .153/.227/.220 with one home run and 10 RBI in 66 plate appearances. What’s more, he is one of five qualified hitters who have not pulled a single ball in the air this season. He’s making plenty of contact, but he’s going to need to make a change to the type of contact he’s making if he’s going to be on fantasy radars.

Crews took a rehabbing Trey Yesavage deep in the first inning for his second home run of the season. Crews is now hitting .263 with two home runs, nine RBI, 11 runs scored, and four steals in 15 Triple-A games. He should get another chance in Washington’s outfield this summer.

On one hand, Yesavage’s fastball velocity was down, sitting 93.3 mph on the day. He also got hit around a little bit and threw just 59 percent of his pitches for strikes. On the other hand, he threw 71 pitches and seemed to come out of the game healthy. Given all the injuries in this Blue Jays rotation, that’s the most important thing. We’d imagine Yesavage gets one more rehab start before possibly joining the Blue Jays rotation.

It’s understandable that the Pirates would want to give their top prospect some days off from the grind of an MLB season, especially when he’s hitting .189 through 11 games. However, Griffin went 2-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Nationals yesterday, so now feels like an odd time to bench him. In fact, Griffin has gone 2-for-4 twice since being recalled, and he has sat the next day both times. Curious. Nick Gonzales will play shortstop and bat sixth.

Pagán felt his hamstring get a little tight last night on his final pitch, but it never felt like a major injury. He is in no pain but still saw a doctor and did some treatment this morning. He also played catch fine and feels that he “dodged a bullet.” The team will talk to decide if he’s available tonight, but it looks like Pagán will avoid the injured list. It still might not be a bad idea to stash Tony Santillan if you have a roster spot, just in case Pagán’s hamstring acts up again the next time he pitches.

The White Sox needed room on the 40-man and active roster for Sam Antonnaci, so Harris was let go. The 26-year-old went 3-for-12 with a double, two runs scored, two steals, and a 1/4 K/BB ratio in 16 plate appearances for the White Sox this season. They will likely be hoping he goes unclaimed on waivers so they can bring him back on a minor league deal.

Eisert pitched on Sunday and again on Tuesday, allowing four runs on six hits in 2 1/3 innings. The White Sox will get a fresh arm up in the pen.

Gilbert was up earlier in the season and allowed two runs in his one inning of work. He will fill a role in middle relief.