Though they did not end up playing last night, the Washington Nationals had a lot going on, with a number of roster moves, headlined by Cade Cavalli and Tyler Clippard, both of whom are expected to figure in the team’s plans this season, being optioned to Triple-A Rochester, and Andrew Stevenson clearing waivers and getting assigned outright to the club’s top minor league affiliate, leaving him with a decision to make before he either tries to work his way back up in D.C. or looks for an opportunity elsewhere.
“It was very tough,” Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez said of the decision-making which led the club to put Stevenson, who’s come off the bench and excelled as a pinch hitter in the past few seasons, through waivers and outright him to Triple-A.