The Nationals announced a series of roster moves to set up their Opening Day roster, including four injured-list placements retroactive to March 24. Right-handers (forearm inflammation) and (right quad strain) are both headed to the 15-day IL, infielder (oblique strain) is going to the 10-day IL, and right-hander was placed on the 15-day IL as he enters the final stages of his recovery from Tommy John surgery. was moved from the 15-day to the 60-day IL as he could be facing a Tommy John procedure of his own . Herzs transfer opens up a 40-man roster spot the Nats to select the contract of right-hander , in a move that was reported . Finally, D.C. also optioned first/baseman outfielder and righty to Triple-A, and catcher was rea signed to Triple-A. As wrote last weekend, Laws injury dates back to last season, when the reliever mi sed just under three weeks in late August and early September due to a flexor strain in his throwing elbow. Though Law was able to return in relatively short order, the discomfort lingered through the winter and into Spring Training, and Law pitched in only one game during the Nationals Grapefruit League schedule. The team had already planned to limit Laws spring workload in the wake of his 90-inning campaign last season, but the forearm i sue kept him off the mound almost entirely. Manager Davey Martinez said Laws MRI came back clean and the injury isnt thought to be too serious, with Law saying he believes hell be back when first eligible for activation on April 8. Law was one of the games most valuable workhorses last season, to sing 90 innings of Kevin Newman Jersey 2.60 ball over 75 appearances for the Nationals. Brzykcy also pitched just once this spring, as his quad strain has kept him out of game action for over a month. The righty has started throwing bullpens again, so he is at least partway through the ramp-up proce s even if it seems like Brzykcy could mi s more than the 15-day minimum given how little he pitched in the spring. Brzykcy was an undrafted free agent from the 2020 cla s (the year the draft was shortened to five rounds due to the pandemic) who signed with the Nats that summer. He made his MLB debut last season, and was hit hard to the tune of a 14.29 ERA over the small sample size of 5 2/3 innings and six appearances. Brzykcy didnt pitch in 2023 due to a Tommy John surgery, but his overall impre sive minor league numbers made him a candidate to win a job in the Nationals bullpen this winter before his quad strain ended his bid. Chaparro is another player who made his big-league debut in 2024, and he hit .215/.280/.413 with four home runs in his first 132 plate appearances in the Show. While the presence of the newly-acquired and may have hurt Chaparros chances of winning a bench job as a backup first baseman and outfielder, he was posting big numbers in camp before hurting his oblique during a batting practice se sion. The uncertain nature of oblique injuries leaves Chaparros recovery timeline somewhat up in the air, but a best-case scenario would probably see him activated by mid-April. Without Chaparro, Yepez, or Knizner, Washingtons bench now consists of in the backup catcher role, veteran , as the primary backup infielder, and as the fourth outfielder. Between Laws injury and the Nationals decision to option Rutledge, the Nationals went with Lord and rookie for the last two bullpen spots. Note: The initial version of this post erroneously stated that Cavalli was placed on the 60-day injured list. MLBTR apologizes for the error. Josh Bell Jersey