Paul DeJong

Bell struggled this spring, hitting .130/.231/.217 with 19 strikeouts in 15 games. He will still regularly hit in the middle of the lineup, at least at the start of the season. The Nationals' full lineup is: SS CJ Abrams, LF James Wood, 2B Luis Garcia Jr., DH Josh Bell, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, 3B Paul DeJong, C Keibert Ruiz, RF Dylan Crews, and CF Jacob Young.

The Nationals haven't announced their final moves yet, but it's likely Tena versus Juan Yepez for the last position-player spot. Tena would make sense as a platoon partner for Paul DeJong, but since the Nationals won't go that route initially, Yepez's stronger bat might be the call.

Lowe has mostly hit cleanup this spring, so seeing him pushed behind Josh Bell and Luis Garcia Jr. is a nasty surprise for everyone who has already invested in him. Most likely, though, Dave Martinez will go with the hot hand behind his seemingly stable top three of CJ Abrams, Dylan Crews and James Wood. We're just happy that he no longer seems to be leaning towards hitting Paul DeJong ahead of Garcia against right-handers.

Lipscomb put together a decent spring, but the Nationals are rolling with veteran Paul DeJong at the hot corner to open the regular season. The 24-year-old slashed .200/.268/.232 with one homer and 11 steals in 211 plate appearances last year in the big leagues.

Tena doubled home Paul DeJong and Nathaniel Lowe to give the Nats a 4-1 lead. The 23-year-old infielder has scuffled this spring, but maybe this is the kick he needs to finish the Grapefruit League hot heading into Opening Day. Still, it's concerning to see a slash of .138/.194/.172, and Tena is far from a lock to make the Nationals out of Florida.