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Nationals Option Joe Ross; Jacob Turner Stepping Into Rotation

By Steve Adams | May 2, 2017 at 11:14am CDT

11:14am: The Nats have now announced the move, adding that right-hander A.J. Cole has been recalled from Syracuse to fill the vacant roster spot. As Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com points out (via Twitter), Cole will need to sit for three games before he’s eligible to pitch, as he still needs to complete a five-game suspension that was issued to him last year for throwing at Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang.

11:04am: The Nationals made the somewhat surprising decision to option right-hander Joe Ross to Triple-A Syracuse following yesterday’s game, per the team’s transactions page at MLB.com. While the club has yet to formally announce the move, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post confirms that Ross has indeed been optioned out, adding that right-hander Jacob Turner will join the rotation for the time being.

Ross was optioned to Triple-A to open the season as well, though that move was made largely due to the fact that the team didn’t need a fifth starter early in the year, and it also afforded the Nationals a chance to briefly limit the young righty’s innings. This move, however, is more about the Nationals’ desire for Ross to improve his changeup, according to Janes. Ross has been clobbered by lefties in three starts this season and has struggled against left-handed bats throughout his young career, yielding a .301/.374/.469 batting line to opponents that hold the platoon advantage.

That said, it’s still a bit curious to see Ross sent down. Platoon issues notwithstanding, he entered the season with a career 3.52 ERA, 8.0 K/9, 2.5 BB/9 and 45.5 percent ground-ball rate through 181 2/3 Major League innings. And while he’s struggled in his past two starts, one of those outings came at Coors Field. Beyond that, Turner has a limited track record in the Majors, having struggled to a 5.09 ERA through 330 innings, though Turner did show well in his own start in Colorado this season (six innings, three runs on six hits and no walks with six strikeouts).

It’s not clear if the demotion of Ross is a short-term move or if he’ll be left to sort things out in the minors for a lengthier stay. It doesn’t seem likely, however, that Ross would stay in the minors long enough to delay his path to free agency, as that’d require a Triple-A stint that spanned the majority of the season. Ross entered the 2017 campaign with one year, 94 days of service time and has already accrued 13 more days of service with his late-April promotion. As such, he needs 65 more days in the Majors to reach two full years of service time, which would keep him on pace to become a free agent following the 2021 season.

The corresponding move for Ross isn’t yet known, though Janes notes that it’ll likely be a reliever. Current options on the 40-man roster include Austin Adams, Trevor Gott and Rafael Martin, while veterans Joe Nathan and Neal Cotts are both in Syracuse on minor league deals.

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  1. chieftoto

    8 years ago

    I’d love to see the Nat’s go BTTW and trade for another quality/front line starter. They really need to go for it this year. I suppose they should bolster their bullpen firs though. Trade for Herrera and Cain then clear out the farm entirely go after an Archer/Foltynewicz type.

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    • thegreatcerealfamine

      8 years ago

      They don’t have what it would take.

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    • chesteraarthur

      8 years ago

      “Archer/Foltynewicz type” there is a pretty big difference in quality and value between those two pitchers…

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      • metseventually 2

        8 years ago

        Seriously. People think way too highly of Foltynewicz.

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        • erbs50

          8 years ago

          well he knows his own body

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        • MB923

          8 years ago

          Hahahahaha

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        • Zach725

          8 years ago

          Folty can be an ace when he is on his game, when he is off he is crap. He threw a gem against the Brewers and had all his pitches working. Then there are days when you gets tattooed.

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        • Priggs89

          8 years ago

          It’s just delusional Braves fans. Normal people don’t think that highly of him.

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        • hodor 3

          8 years ago

          He doesn’t have the ceiling of an ace.

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        • BravesBoi

          8 years ago

          He doesn’t have the ceiling of an ace, but he has a ceiling of a pretty good mid rotation guy. I wouldn’t group him in with Archer, but if he gets it figured out, his stuff is good enough

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        • Zach725

          8 years ago

          I said he has the potential to be an ace, do I ever think he will be one? No. He showed why he could be one in Milwaukee, but he never does it consistently.

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    • jd396

      8 years ago

      Maybe they could clear out the farm to go for a Trout/Bourjos type

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      • 2EggsOdorizzi

        8 years ago

        Dead.

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      • I Believe We Can Win

        8 years ago

        No no they need a darvish/richard type. Free agent at seasons end. Should have just enough to get a deal done.

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  2. gofish 2

    8 years ago

    The Nationals scored 52 runs in Ross’s three starts this year – he has one win. Also couldn’t get through five innings, even when the Nats were on their way to 23 runs two days ago.

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  3. padresfan

    8 years ago

    Wonders if they are trying to sneak another year of control in

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  4. outinleftfield

    8 years ago

    Chalk this up to Dusty messing up another young pitcher. He has no clue how to handle a pitching staff.

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    • kil0

      8 years ago

      Yup. Just ask Mark Prior. Or Kerry Wood. And I ain’t a Cubs fan. He Alo have 29 instances where his Giants’ pitchers threw 130+ pitches in 1999. Unconscienable!

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      • padresfan

        8 years ago

        Ask the reds too
        Matt latos was never the same

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        • I Believe We Can Win

          8 years ago

          Homer bailey too. Oh and edinson volquez. Dusty baker really ruined that whole reds pitching staff.

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  5. I Believe We Can Win

    8 years ago

    Tragically, I called this the minute joe ross was sent to washington. Dusty Baker was gonna ruin that poor kids arm like he did wood prior latos volquez bailey. Im not happy I was right.

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