As Spring Training continues, here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Nationals 40-man move incoming: The Nationals agreed to a new deal with right-hander yesterday after non-tendering him back in November. However, the one-year, $6MM pact is not yet official. In order for the deal to become official, the Nationals will have to create a space on their 40-man roster for Finnegan. The Nats have already put both and on the 60-day injured list this spring, and have no other obvious candidates to mi s the first two months of the season. Given that, theyll likely need to designate Tony Bradley Jersey a player for a signment or work out some sort of minor trade in order to clear a roster spot for Finnegan. That transaction is likely to come in the near future, as the club will surely want to get Finnegan into camp as soon as po sible. 2. Blanco undergoes MRI: Royals outfielder was scratched from the clubs spring lineup earlier this week due to sorene s in his right Achilles tendon. According to , initial x-rays came back showing nothing of particular concern, but Kansas City still sent Blanco for an MRI exam yesterday. Those results figure to be available as soon as today, at which point a timeline for Blancos return to baseball activities can be established. The soon to be 32-year-old slashed .258/.308/.392 in 88 games for the Royals last year and currently appears likely to serve as s platoon partner in center field for Kansas City this season. Should Blanco mi s significant time, or could be tapped to step into that role instead. 3. Effro s to undergo testing: Yankees right-hander has struggled to stay on the field since being acquired from the Cubs at the 2022 trade deadline for righty (who later went on to be part of the trade this offseason). Effro s, 31, has appeared in just 16 games since first donning a Yankees uniform. Tommy John surgery shut him down in 2022, and back surgery kept him out for the majority of the 2024 campaign. The righty has managed just 74 2/3 innings of work in the majors but has been excellent when healthy, with a 2.89 ERA and 2.86 FIP for his career. A healthy Effro s would be a key part of New Yorks bullpen, but unfortunately the injury bug appears to have bitten him again. According to , Effro s left his most recent spring appearance after throwing just one pitch yesterday due to what described to reporters (including Joyce) as a hamstring i sue. Effro s is set to undergo testing to determine the severity of the problem, but anything more than a mild strain could rule the righty out for Opening Day. Al Horford Jersey