The Nationals announced today that lefty Sean Doolittle has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left elbow sprain. Outfielder Donovan Casey was also optioned to Triple-A Rochester with lefties Sam Clay and Francisco Perez being recalled to take the open spots on the active roster.
Doolittle’s season was off to a blazing start but will now be halted by this setback. In his first 5 1/3 innings of the campaign, he’s yet to allow a run, while only surrendering a single hit, no walks, while racking up six strikeouts. Doolittle told reporters, including Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com and Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post, that he first felt something last week but that it got worse in his outing against Arizona yesterday. Surgery is not being recommended right now, with the plan being to reevaluate in about ten days. That timeline suggests Doolittle won’t be able to return after a minimum stay on the IL.
Clay and Perez each made their MLB debuts last year, Clay with Washington and Perez with Cleveland. The Nats claimed Perez off waivers from the Guardians in November. Clay, 28, has thrown 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Triple-A so far this year, while Perez, 24, has 5 scoreless. With Doolittle on the shelf, they will be the club’s only two lefty options in the bullpen.
Sure. Leave Luis Garcia down…
They’re probably prioritizing Garcia’s development and don’t want to call him up unless it’s long term.
Where would the Nationals be if Robles, Kieboom and Garcia had panned out. I guess there is still a chance, but, so far, it doesn’t look good. I suppose, though, one could say this about every team, in regards to prospects.
Outlook doesn’t look great with those guys. OTOH most teams aren’t so fortunate to have their prospects develop into a Juan Soto either.
*RICHMOND ROOSTERS
@48-team: no matter how many times you make up new cities and team names, it’s never going to be funny.
@BobbyKidd1965
I agree that the Mets championship drought is much funnier than any posts I have made.
You are worse than MetsFan22
Bring back the Cleveland Indians! Guardians is Ridiculous. Stop letting goody goody white people who are fake offended for other races that weren’t even offended cancel things. Sooo dumb. And leave the Braves tomahawk chop alone. Idiots
Are you lost? This was a post about a Nationals pitcher with elbow issues.