Melvin

Dorta

Damian Jackson will be activated to replace him on the roster. Dorta went 0-for-1 with a caught stealing in two games for the Nats.

The Nationals needed someone who could serve as a backup middle infielder with Damian Jackson on the DL and Jose Vidro nursing a hamstring injury. Dorta, a 24-year-old who was hitting .277/.329/.381 at Double-A, just happened to be the choice.

Dorta, who was up briefly in July, hit .270/.316/.362 with six homers and 36 steals in 434 at-bats, most of them coming at Double-A Harrisburg. The Nationals will use him as a utilityman this month. It’s all he ever figures to be.

No Marlon Byrd or Kory Casto. That would seem to indicate that Nook Logan could join the team right away. None of the sure callups figure to have any fantasy value at all.

Dorta had never played above Double-A before the Nationals called him up to fill a utility role in July. He was also up in September, and he finished 4-for-19. Although he can play a bunch of positions, it’s not very likely that he’ll have a long career as a utilityman.