<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nationals-news-cj-abrams-the-key-washington-acquisition-in-juan-soto-trade-is-catching-fire-at-the-mlb-level');   ga('set', 'title', 'CJ Abrams, the key Nationals acquisition in Juan Soto trade, is catching fire at the MLB level');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CJ-Abrams-Nationals.jpg"></figure><h1>CJ Abrams, the key Nationals acquisition in Juan Soto trade, is catching fire at the MLB level</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-17T18:40:27-07:00">July 17th, 6:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-17T18:59:34-07:00">July 17th, 6:59pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams has been recognized as the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/chas-mccormick-cj-abrams-named-players-of-the-week" rel="noopener">first National League Player of the Week</a> since the MLB All-Star break after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy-baseball-top-4-waiver-wire-pickups-week-17" rel="noopener">shining performance at the plate</a> in the recently concluded three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on the road.</p><p>Although the Nats lost twice in that series, those defeats have not diminished the body of work CJ Abrams put together against the Cardinals. During that series, Abrams went 6-for-13 with a .462 average, a home run, a double, and a triple, while also striking out just once.</p><p><i>“It feels good to be seen and be recognized for the work that I put in,”</i> Abrams said while being interviewed on the MLB Network following his NL Player of the Week honor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It feels good to be seen and be recognized for the work that I put in."</p><p>NL Player of the Week <a href="https://twitter.com/CJAbrams01?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CJAbrams01</a> talks about getting more comfortable at the plate and how he's developed with the <a href="https://twitter.com/Nationals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Nationals</a> this season.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLBTonight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLBTonight</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NATITUDE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NATITUDE</a> <a href="https://t.co/d0N012BRJi">pic.twitter.com/d0N012BRJi</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1681091165901279233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It can be recalled that Abrams was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nationals-news-washington-makes-big-move-involving-key-piece-of-juan-soto-trade" rel="noopener">part of the package</a> the San Diego Padres sent to the Nationals in exchange for Juan Soto and Josh Bell back in August 2022. Along with Abrams in that trade were MacKenzie Gore, Robert Hassell, James Wood, Jarlin Susana, and Luke Voit.</p><p>Abrams hasn’t just been great over the past few days. He’s also been fantastic overall this July. So far this month, the 22-year-old infielder is slashing .395/.435/.628 with a home run, three RBIs, and seven stolen bases.</p><p>The Nationals are unlikely to make the postseason this year as they are currently in last place of the National League East division standings with a 37-56 record, but seeing Abrams continue to develop and get better can at least provide Washington fans some optimism about the team’s future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

CJ Abrams, the key Nationals acquisition in Juan Soto trade, is catching fire at the MLB level

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Luckily for the Padres, they just so happen to have one of the most talented shortstop prospects in the game, CJ Abrams. With an Opening Day matchup set against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Padres made a key decision on their top prospect. Abrams got the call that he made the team’s Opening Day roster on Thursday, as reported by MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CJ Abrams, the Padres ultra talented prospect, is expected to make the Padres Opening Day roster</p><p>— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1512047282723635205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 7, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Abrams enjoyed a strong spring, as he posted a .324 batting average with two homers, three stolen bases and seven runs scored. The 21-year-old has yet to play above the Double-A level, which could certainly lead to some growing pains at some point this season.</p><p>However, for a Padres team looking to replace the power-speed combination they lost with the Fernando Tatis Jr. injury, they couldn’t be walking into a better temporary replacement.</p><p>Abrams, who was rated as <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2021/top100/">MLB.com’s number nine prospect</a>, has posted a .927 OPS with five homers and 28 stolen bases in 76 career minor league games.</p><p>Now, he’ll get his first taste of big-league action in 2022 after getting the call on Opening Day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.273	2	5	0.777	2

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.273	2	5	0.777	2

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