Dylan Crews: Everything you need to know

The Nationals assigned Crews to Triple-A Rochester on Friday. Crews is slated to open the season in the minor leagues, which is a disappointing outcome for fantasy managers who had taken a late-round swing on the talented 24-year-old or had shares of him in Dynasty. Crews has slashed .103/.206/.103 with 11 strikeouts and four walks drawn during spring training. The move leaves Daylen Lile and Joey Wiemer as the Nationals' top right field options.

Crews (thumb) will start in center field and bat sixth in Wednesday's exhibition versus Team Venezuela. Crews injured his left thumb during live batting practice Saturday, but after three days off to let the bruised digit heal, he's made enough progress to rejoin the Nationals' spring lineup. Through his first four Grapefruit League games, the 24-year-old has gone 1-for-9 with a 1:3 BB:K, two runs and one RBI.

Crews is considered day-to-day after X-rays on his left thumb came back negative, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. Crews was hit on the thumb by a pitch during live batting practice Saturday and was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins as a result. He'll remain out of the lineup Monday against the Astros but should be back in action in a day or two. Crews has gone 1-for-9 with a 1:3 BB:K in his first four contests during the Grapefruit League.