Trey Lipscomb

The Nationals announced that third baseman Nick Senzel has been designated for assignment. Infielder Trey Lipscomb was called back up from Triple-A Rochester in the corresponding move. It is the second time this week that the Nats have DFA’ed one of their veteran pickups from the offseason, as Eddie Rosario was designated and subsequently released…

The Nationals are starting to pivot towards playing some of their younger alternatives, which means Senzel loses his roster spot to prospect Trey Lipscomb. The versatile 29-year-old former top prospect signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Nationals during the offseason and posted a lackluster .663 OPS with seven homers and one steal in 235 plate appearances over 64 games. There's a chance another team is willing to pick him up off waivers in the coming days.

The Nationals announced that third baseman Nick Senzel has been designated for assignment. Infielder Trey Lipscomb was called back up from Triple-A Rochester in the corresponding move. More to come…

Lipscomb is back for another stint with the Nationals after batting .237 (28-for-118) with one homers and 10 steals across 133 plate appearances over 38 games earlier this year. The 24-year-old rookie's stolen base potential is intriguing for fantasy managers in extremely deep mixed leagues and NL-only formats.