Baseball America has the latest round of minor league baseball transactions which includes three moves by the Nationals, signing RHP Buzz Vargas, IF Brandon Powell, and MI Ofilio Castro.
Vargas spent time in both Vermont and Hagerstown in 2007. The 23-year old RHP is organizational bullpen depth for the Nats. My guess is Vargas starts 2008 in the Potomac bullpen.
Powell was taken by the Padres in last year’s minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft but returned to the Nats at the beginning of the 2007 season. He split time between Potomac and Harrisburg in 2007. the ceiling for the 27-year old Powell is also organizational depth (at IF/DH) but it would not surprise to see him serve as a short term option for the Nationals off the bench if injury dictates. I’d expect Powell to start in Columbus, perhaps as their starting 2B or 3B.
Castro is a 24-year old MI who also split 2007 between Potomac and Harrisburg. He’s another organizational type guy who is likely to return to Harrisburg in 2008, unless positional needs bumps him up to Columbus.
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