Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (knee) was diagnosed with a left knee contusion after having to be carted off the field in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game, according to manager Dave Martinez. Robles bruised his kneecap when he ran into a pipe behind the outfield wall. He's considered day-to-day for now and is expected to be able to return to the spring lineup by the end of the week. It sounds as though the 25-year-old dodged a bullet and should be ready for Opening Day. Robles is still very young and is excellent on defense for the Nats, but nothing he's done on offense to this point in his career points to a sudden turnaround in 2023.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (undisclosed) made a great play in the outfield in Grapefruit League action on Wednesday in the second inning against the Detroit Tigers but fell down after colliding with the wall and was in a lot of pain. Robles tried to walk it off but then fell down again and eventually had to be carted off the field. This could be a serious injury for the 25-year-old outfielder, but we'll away more information on the specific nature of his injury. Robles has mostly been a disappointment for the Nats but still plays great defense, which has kept him in the starting lineup. There's little to like about his bat, especially for a rebuilding Washington club.

The Washington Nationals and outfielder Victor Robles avoided salary arbitration on Monday by agreeing to a one-year deal with a team option for the 2024 season. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Speed is about the only thing endearing Robles to fantasy managers these days, as he slashed a weak .224/.273/.311 with a career-low .584 OPS, six home runs, 33 RBI, 42 runs scored, 15 stolen bases and 104 strikeouts in 407 plate appearances and 132 games in 2022 in his sixth MLB season. Robles is still young, though, and should be the Nationals starting center fielder to open up the season. His glove and speed will buy him more time as a regular for the rebuilding Nationals.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (calf) exited Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Mets in Game 1 early with a right calf strain, per The Washington Post's Jesse Dougherty. Robles went 1-for-2 with a double and a strikeout before exiting. The 25-year-old was once a higher-end fantasy prospect but put together another disappointing season, slashing .224/.273/.311 with six home runs, 33 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 407 plate appearances. Fantasy managers should not count on Robles playing in Wednesday's regular season finale.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (neck) is back in center field and is hitting eighth on Friday against the Miami Marlins and left-hander Jesus Luzardo. It will be the first time that Robles has been in the starting lineup since Sept. 7 due to neck stiffness. Before the injury, he had gone 3-for-10 with a run scored and a stolen base in five games to begin the month of September. Overall, the 25-year-old Dominican outfielder is hitting a mere .224/.283/.304 with four home runs, 28 RBI, 40 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 349 plate appearances over 115 games. Robles is only attractive in deeper fantasy leagues because of his speed, and he's a low-upside DFS play.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (neck) was scratched from the team's starting lineup on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals due to neck stiffness. With Robles out, Alex Call got the start in left field and was hitting ninth, while Lane Thomas moved to center field and hit leadoff against Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright. Fantasy managers should consider Robles to be day-to-day until we know more about his status moving forward. The 25-year-old Dominican has mostly been useful for his speed in deeper fantasy leagues. In 312 at-bats for the Nats this year, he's hitting just .224/.283/.304 with four home runs, 28 RBI, 40 runs scored and 14 stolen bases.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (hamstring) suffered a left hamstring cramp after running down the third out of the eighth inning on Saturday, and it clearly affected his at-bat in the bottom of the inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. As a result, he's not in the starting lineup on Sunday. Robles is hitting just .234 on the year with four home runs, 25 RBI, 32 runs scored and 12 stolen bases in 235 at-bats, but the Nationals recently moved him into the leadoff spot. Lane Thomas is starting in center field and is batting leadoff on Sunday against Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante. Thomas won't be a bad DFS sleeper, as he has nine homers on the season and has gone 6-for-16 (.375) in seven games over the last two weeks of action.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is expected to start seeing some starts as the leadoff hitter moving forward, according to manager Dave Martinez. Robles has been improving at the plate of late, hitting .250 with two homers, four RBI and two steals over his past seven games. Overall, Robles has a .236 average, three homers, 28 runs, 24 RBI and 11 steals on the season. With an 86th-percentile sprint speed and a 28-steal season on his resume, Robles would be in line to score plenty of runs and come close to a 25-steal season from the leadoff position over the second half of the season if he sticks in the spot.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles has altered his batting stance after his hands ended up in a different spot over time and with bad habits. Hitting coach Darnell Coles has repositioned Robles' hands and made some additional adjustments to his stance. Robles hit .255 with 17 home runs and 65 RBI in his first full year in the majors in 2019, but he has struggled at the plate since, ultimately being sent to Triple-A Rochester late last year when his average dipped to .203. The 24-year-old has moved his hands back up, creating a quicker path to the baseball. Robles is also putting his foot down earlier and opening up his stance. He started the season 0-for-18 with seven strikeouts, but he has five hits in his last six games to raise his average to .150.

Washington Nationals outfielders Lane Thomas and Victor Robles are both out of the lineup for Friday's game against right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer and the New York Mets. Thomas and Robles are both right-handed hitters and manager Dave Martinez has chosen to go lefty-heavy with Friday's lineup. Left-hander Yadiel Hernandez is getting the start in left field while fellow lefty Dee Strange-Gordon is starting in center field. Thomas and Robles both started in Thursday's season opener, but they went a combined 0-for-5 with a walk and three strikeouts. We could see both players end up platooning a bit unless they can find some consistency at the plate.

The Washington Nationals and outfielder Victor Robles have agreed on a one-year, $1.65 million deal to avoid arbitration. The 24-year-old is coming off a rough season. Over 107 games with the Nationals, he slashed .203/.310/.295 with two home runs, eight stolen bases and 37 runs. He was demoted for a period last year and played 26 games between Double-A and Triple-A, slashing .306/.385/.576 across the stint. He's slated to be the Nationals' starting center fielder to open the 2022 campaign, but he's likely to hit at or near the bottom of the lineup. He doesn't offer any fantasy appeal at this point.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles was demoted to Triple-A Rochester prior to Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Outfielder Andrew Stevenson was recalled to take his place. Robles had struggled mightily this year, producing a .605 OPS with two homers and eight steals in 315 at-bats. Manager Davey Martinez said he expected Robles to return to the big leagues at some point, but it may not be this season. Fantasy managers should move on. This locks Lane Thomas into the center field and leadoff roles the rest of the way.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is sitting Sunday because he's not feeling well, although the issue isn't related to COVID-19, according to the Washington Post. Lane Thomas is starting against the Milwaukee Brewers in center field, with right-hander Adrian Houser on the hill, and hitting leadoff again. The 24-year-old Robles is worth hanging onto in most fantasy formats, as he has good speed and may not miss much playing time. Thomas may be worth monitoring in deeper leagues but hasn't shown a lot of offense yet.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles has seemingly taken over the leadoff role for the team, and he went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI Sunday against the Atlanta Braves. In his last three games, Robles has gone 5-for-14 with four runs and two RBI. He also has four multi-hit performances in his last eight games. While he only has put up a .624 OPS on the year, there's some value to be mined in the runs and steals departments in deep leagues going forward.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles got off to an auspicious start Wednesday knocking the first pitch he was over the fence for a leadoff home run against Chase Anderson and the Philadelphia Phillies. He also walked in four plate appearances. The homer was just his second of the season. Robles has taken over as the leadoff hitter of late, offering him some fantasy value despite a .619 OPS. He does have eight steals on the season, but his main offering is the potential for runs in front of Juan Soto and Josh Bell.

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies. Andrew Stevenson is getting the start in center field and leading off in the game. Robles has had a tough year at the plate overall and has particularly struggled over the last month or so. He slashed just .130/.254/.185 in July and he's hitless over six at-bats so far in August. On the bright side, he made waves across the web through his newfound friendship with a praying mantis that landed on his hat during Monday's game. Perhaps the two will be spending more time together on Robles' day off, though we at RotoBaller have no trustworthy sources to indicate that this is the true reason for his day off.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcides Escobar homered in the eighth inning and hit a winning single in the ninth Sunday as the Washington Nationals wrapped up a disturbing weekend with an 8-7 win over the San Diego Padres. A day after the game was suspended in the sixth inning because of a shooting outside Nationals Park, the Padres completed a 10-4 victory. Washington then came back to end a six-game losing streak. Tres Barrera singled off Mark Melancon (2-2) with one out in the ninth and, after failing on a bunt attempt, Victor Robles was hit by pitch. Escobar hit a flyball that center fielder Trent Grisham couldn’t corral and Barrera scored. Brad Hand (5-2) earned the victory. Juan Soto joined Josh Harrison with three hits and added a two-run homer. Manny Machado, Eric Hosmer and Jackson Profar homered for the Padres. Nationals ace Max Scherzer allowed four runs on four hits in seven innings. He struck out eight. In the completion of Saturday's suspended game, Fernando Tatis Jr. had his third four-hit... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alcides Escobar homered in the eighth inning and hit a winning single in the ninth Sunday as the Washington Nationals wrapped up a disturbing weekend with an 8-7 win over the San Diego Padres. A day after the game was suspended in the sixth inning because of a shooting outside Nationals Park, the Padres completed a 10-4 victory. Washington then came back to end a six-game losing streak. Tres Barrera singled off Mark Melancon (2-2) with one out in the ninth and, after failing on a bunt attempt, Victor Robles was hit by pitch. Escobar hit a flyball that center fielder Trent Grisham couldn’t corral and Barrera scored. Brad Hand (5-2) earned the victory. Juan Soto joined Josh Harrison with three hits and added a two-run homer. Manny Machado, Eric Hosmer and Jackson Profar homered for the Padres. Nationals ace Max Scherzer allowed four runs on four hits in seven innings. He struck out eight. In the completion of Saturday's suspended game, Fernando Tatis Jr. had his third four-hit... [More]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington center fielder Victor Robles left the Nationals game against the San Diego Padres in the second inning on Friday night. During a Washington pitching change, left fielder Josh Harrison and right fielder Juan Soto went over to Robles and soon escorted him to the infield. Manager Dave Martinez came out and walked Robles to the dugout. There was no immediate word on why Robles left the game. Gerardo Parra replaced Robles in center. The 24-year-old Robles is batting .209 with 46 hits, a homer and 11 RBIs this season. The game-time temperature at Nationals Park was 92 degrees.

Washington’s Kyle Schwarber led off the first inning against Tampa Bay on Tuesday night with his 12th home run in 10 games, tying Albert Belle in 1995 for the most over that span since at least 1901. Schwarber drove Rich Hill’s first pitch, an 83 mph fastball, 434 feet off the upper-deck facade in right for his major league-leading seventh leadoff home run — all in June. Schwarber’s 16 home runs this month are the second-most in any June behind Sammy Sosa’s 20 in 1998. He has 16 home runs in 18 games since being moved into the leadoff spot in the Nationals’ batting order on June 8. Schwarber has 25 home runs overall, tied with San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr., three shy of the major league-leading total of the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani and one back of Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Juan Soto followed two batters later with a two-run drive, and Victor Robles added a solo homer in the second for a 4-0 lead. Schwarber grounded into a double play in the second inning. The 28-year-old became a free agent Dec. 2 when the Chicago Cubs failed to offer a 2021 contract. He agreed in January to a $10 million, one-year contract with the Nationals calling for a $7 million salary, a deal that includes an $11.5 million mutual option for 2022 with a $3 million buyout. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports