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Solano

Solano was pushed off the Nationals’ 40-man roster this week and cleared outright waivers. The 33-year-old catcher hasn’t appeared in a major league game since 2015 and missed the entire 2018 season with an elbow injury.

Solano, 26, batted .275/.325/.388 with five homers, 33 RBI and a .719 OPS over 279 plate appearances this season at the Triple-A level. He is known as a solid defender, so one wonders if the Nationals kept him with the idea of developing him as a backup catcher and dealing from their surplus of Jesus Flores and Derek Norris.

Solano went 1-for-3 with a double on Friday in a rehab game with the Nationals’ Gulf Coast League affiliate. The 27-year-old backstop has been sidelined since mid-July with an oblique strain. He could be an option to rejoin the Nats in September.

Solano is likely to need about three weeks of recovery time. Sandy Leon was recalled in a corresponding move.

Sandy Leon will be brought up to provide depth at catcher. Solano is hitting .314/.351/.571 in 12 games.

Solano wasn’t needed on the major league roster with Sandy Leon serving as the Nationals’ third catcher. The 27-year-old had been sidelined since mid-July with an oblique strain.

It looks like Solano is going to force us to learn how to spell his first name correctly. He’s played in just nine games since being called up on May 28 to back up Jesus Flores, but he’s hit .393 with two homers and six RBI in his limited action.

He’ll serve as an extra catcher while Jesus Flores recovers from a hamstring injury. Solano, 26, was hitting .250 (13-for-52) with two doubles, two RBI in 13 games at the Triple-A level this year and can be ignored in fantasy leagues.

Solano had one hit in six at-bats earlier this season with the Nats. He’ll serve as Kurt Suzuki’s backup while Wilson Ramos (hamstring) is on the DL.

Solano appeared in three games with the Nationals during his two week callup. He’s no longer needed with Wilson Ramos returning from the disabled list.