The Nationals announced yesterday afternoon that they acquired infielder Jorbit Vivas from the New York Yankees for right-handed pitcher Sean Paul Liñan. This adds more depth and flexibility to their infield while also seeing which players can maintain discipline at the plate.

“He’s someone that we’ve admired for some time,” said manager Blake Butera on Vivas and what he brings to the table. “And he gives us the ability to play multiple positions in the infield. [...] But I think the ability he has to get on base -- in the Minor Leagues, he walked more than he struck out, which is a pretty impressive thing to do. And he did it multiple years. He controls at-bats, and we’ll have some runway for him to play.”

What do you think of this move for the Nats? What do you think Vivas could potentially bring to the team?

For more in-depth analysis of this trade and what it means for the Nationals as a team, check out Aaron’s article.

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As the Nats’ 2026 Spring Training comes to a close, their performances stay steady and strong even in defeat. With the last game ahead of them, the team looks to gain some more momentum going into the beginning of their regular season schedule.

As Spring Training comes to a close, the Nats look to close it out on a high note and go into the season with momentum. Despite losing their first game against the Orioles, there were plenty of positives coming out of that game, chief among them being the performance from the pitchers throughout the game. That performance and performances like those are what can give the team the momentum they need going into a more difficult schedule at the beginning of the season, even when they do lose.

What have you thought about the Nats’ Spring Training performance this season? What has the highlight of that been for you?

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As we leave Spring Training behind us and pivot to focusing on the regular season, the beginning of the Nats’ schedule comes more into the forefront. Their schedule to start off is more difficult, meaning they’ll need all the power to really take it to the teams they’re facing.

The Nationals’ schedule going into the regular season is a more difficult one to start off with. Not only did the first three teams they’re going to be facing make the playoffs last year, but one of them is the defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. This makes the way the Nats start the season against the Cubs particularly crucial because they’re going to want the energy and drive of that performance to power them through this difficult part of their schedule until they reach a more down-on-their-luck team in the St. Louis Cardinals.

What do you think of the Nats’ schedule to start the season? How do you think they’ll do to start the season?

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