It wasn’t the trade everyone was waiting on, but the Washington Nationals kicked off this year’s sell-off of expiring contracts with a deal which sent veteran Ehire Adrianza over to Atlanta in exchange for 26-year-old outfielder Trey Harris, who was ranked at 29 on MLB Pipeline’s list of the Braves’ top prospects before the deal. Once the deal was announced, the Nats selected the contract of infielder Ildemaro Vargas, who will step into Adrianza’s role.
“He’s — if you look at both those guys and what they can do, Vargas is a similar player to Adrianza,” manager Davey Martinez explained before last night’s game.