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James Wood

WSH Right Fielder #29

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James Wood, out since Aug. 4 with an oblique strain, took batting practice prior to Friday’s game.

Manager Blake Butera indicated that Wood wouldn’t require a rehab assignment before rejoining the Nationals. If he’s still feeling good tomorrow after the BP session, it probably won’t be long before he’s activated.
Connelly Early

WSH Starting Pitcher #19

Connelly Early, who is making his way back from elbow inflammation, is on track to start a rehab assignment on Sept. 8.

Early might come off the IL to make an appearance or two at the end of the year. He presumably won’t be fully built up for five- or six-inning starts.
CJ Abrams

WSH Shortstop #5

CJ Abrams is back at shortstop Friday for the first time since injuring his ankle.

Abrams missed four games after getting hurt last week and then spend the last four games at DH. With the injury setting him back, he still hasn’t played any second base since the Nationals announced his transition.
Daylen Lile

WSH Left Fielder #4

Daylen Lile went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two runs scored, and two RBI in a 7-1 win against the Rockies on Thursday.

Lile is on a tear, hitting .300/.344/.483 over his last 15 games with three homers and two stolen bases. The Rockies even intentionally walked him at one point in this one. Lile isn’t a must-roster player but he’s a potential hot hand in 12-team leagues for managers needing outfield help.
Keibert Ruiz

WSH Catcher #20

Keibert Ruiz went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer against the Rockies on Thursday.

Ruiz doubled off the top of the wall in the seventh inning, a ball that would have gone out of 22 of 30 MLB parks. He didn’t hustle out of the box and could have easily had a triple if he had; he redeemed himself in the ninth with a two-run shot that took the game out of a save situation. Ruiz has been getting hot again, hitting .373/.439/.529 over his last 15 games with two homers, and remains a viable second catcher or streamer in one-catcher leagues.
Jake Irvin

WSH Starting Pitcher #27

Jake Irvin was pulled before he could qualify for a win on Thursday, allowing one hit in 4 1/3 innings, but walking six Rockies in the process.

He allowed just one earned run. It could have been worse, but Tom Cosgrove stranded a pair of inherited runners. Irvin’s ERA falls to 5.62. He did strike out six, at least, but it’s hard to recommend anyone who walks six Rockies in any sort of fantasy baseball role.
Abimelec Ortiz

WSH 1st Baseman #81

Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
James Wood

WSH Right Fielder #29

James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
DJ Herz

WSH Starting Pitcher #77

DJ Herz (elbow/forearm) allowed one run (unearned) in two innings for Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday.

Herz walked two, allowed one hit, and struck out two in the outing. The left-hander sat 91.7 mph on his four-seamer and threw 54 percent of his pitches for strikes while recording just a seven percent swinging strike rate. Herz is making his way back from Tommy John surgery but was also shut down in June with forearm tightness. Right now, it would just be great to see him pitch a few healthy innings for the Nationals in any capacity this year before heading into the offseason.
Andrés Chaparro

WSH 1st Baseman #87

Andrés Chaparro went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo home run on Wednesday against the Rockies.

Continuing to impress in a part-time role, Chaparro was the extent of the Nationals’ offense in a game where they were thrashed 13-1. He accounted for three of their seven total hits, two of their four extra-base hits, and drove home their lone run with a solo home run. They’ve been sneaking him into the lineup more so against right-handed pitchers lately because they’ve only faced one lefty in their last 13 games and Chaparro’s role had been to be a lefty-masher. It’s tough to ignore a .906 OPS though.