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officially on the 7-day IL as of yesterday.
A commenter on Nats Journal said that, and provided a generic link to the mlb.com site. I searched mlb and milb.com and found nothing in either injury report.
i saw it on nationalsprospects.com's daily report.it's listed here as well: https://www.milb.com/fredericksburg/transactions
Thanks. I didn't doubt you were right, I just as trying to see what the other guy posted and couldn't find it at all.
Fien was last year’s 12th overall pick and signed for nearly $5 million to eschew a commitment to the University of Texas. One could argue that he was the centerpiece of the MacKenzie Gore trade, although I didn’t; I am on the lower end of the Fien enthusiasm spectrum. The scouts and clubs who liked him the most before the draft considered him a mid-first-round prospect, and one of the best couple of high school hitters in the class. I wanted to reflect a combination of Fien’s industry value and my skepticism, and ranked him 34th on our Draft Board.Fien definitely has talent. He swings hard, he has impressive power for his age, he can throw, and he was one of the top performers on the high school showcase circuit, with a 1.045 OPS in events tracked by Synergy Sports from 2023 to 2024. But the length and awkward look of his swing gave me pause about his ability to hit pro stuff. His look in pro ball after the draft and so far this spring has reinforced these notions. Fien’s hands load really high, he has an incredibly short and closed-off stride in the box, and he is very upright throughout his operation; think Giancarlo Stanton’s swing if he kept his feet closer together. Will this make it impossible for Fien to dip and scoop low pitches in pro ball? So far it has, as Fien struggles to do anything with pro breaking balls. He has an authoritative top hand through contact, and he flattens out to cover belt-high pitches with power. This is itself an uncommon skill and a reason to be excited about him as a prospect, but it’s tough to see him being a complete hitter with his current setup.Fien was drafted as a shortstop and played there after the draft with Texas, but his hands, actions, and throwing accuracy were all suspect enough for him to project to right field, which is where he’s played so far in 2026. Fien’s arm looks awesome from the outfield when he can put his entire body into each bolt, and he could be a plus right fielder with a plus arm once he gets more comfortable out there. If he keeps striking out this frequently, however, it won’t matter where he plays. This FV grade is the same as Fien’s pre-draft evaluation. He hasn’t played enough for us to conclude for sure that this isn’t going to work — he was put on the IL after four games with left wrist inflammation — but that outcome is quickly in play.
So we have a SS opening in Harrisburg?
Should be fitz there I’d imagine
Outfielder Gavin Fien is off to a lousy start in Low A, his first stop with the Nationals after Washington acquired him from Texas in the MacKenzie Gore trade this winter. He had a stint on the IL for a wrist injury this year, but even since his return, he’s only hit .174/.296/.283. He had three well-hit balls on Friday, all to deep center field, with only one hit to show for it.The swing is still really good, and he did show some ability to foul pitches off to get to something he could hit harder, including a nine-pitch at-bat in the first inning that ended with one of those line-outs to center. I don’t know how much to blame the wrist for his cold start but the fact that he’s making at least some hard contact is a big positive sign.
Heating up. 3-5, HR today.
June has been impressive. It appears he’s over his wrist injury.
I'll be curious about who picks up the SS playing time now with Willits promoted. Dickerson, James, Ramirez along with Fien were all SSs.
