Message #2258068

[UMDNats]

Asked in November for other prospects to watch and particularly for who could hasten the rebuild with big strides, Rizzo mentioned left-handed pitcher Evan Lee, shortstop Jackson Cluff and Yasel Antuna, converted to left field last fall.

Lee, 25, debuted June 1 and has since been sidelined with shoulder issues. Cluff entered Sunday with a .185 batting average, .266 on-base percentage and .289 slugging percentage for the Class AA Harrisburg Senators, a troubling sign for the 25-year-old. And Antuna, 22 and lingering on the 40-man roster, is walking more but otherwise not producing much. Klobosits, meanwhile, was designated for the assignment by the Nationals in early April, claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics, then DFA’d by the A’s in June, and he has not pitched in affiliated baseball since.