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Joe Ross Suffers Setback In Rehab From Elbow Injury

By Anthony Franco | May 27, 2022 at 12:41pm CDT

Nationals starter Joe Ross left his first rehab start on Tuesday after just three innings, citing renewed elbow tightness. The righty went for an MRI on Wednesday he says revealed “more of a sprain” in an elbow ligament than had previously been believed (via Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com and Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post).

Ross will head for further testing before deciding on his next steps, but it seems likely he’ll at least be recalled from his rehab stint. It’s not clear whether surgery is on the table on this time, but it’s obviously an unfortunate development in light of his injury history. Ross underwent a Tommy John procedure in July 2017, and the recovery cost him almost all of the following season. He worked primarily out of the bullpen in 2019, then opted out of the 2020 season over COVID-19 concerns.

The former first-round pick returned to the rotation last year. He worked to a 4.17 ERA with solid strikeout and walk numbers through 108 innings before his season was cut short. Ross was diagnosed with a partial tear of the UCL in his elbow last August, and while he avoided another Tommy John procedure, he was shut down for the remainder of the season. He underwent surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow this spring and has been on the injured list all year.

Last season’s innings tally narrowly mark a career-high. The 29-year-old has been in the big leagues since 2015, but injuries have never allowed him to assume a typical starter’s workload over a six-month stretch. This season was never going to afford Ross that possibility after he started the year on the IL, but it now remains to be seen whether he’s in for another extended absence.

It’s an important year for Ross personally, as he’s on track for free agency this winter. He and the Nationals agreed to a $2.4MM salary to avoid arbitration, and he’ll hit the open market for the first time in his career a few months from now.

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  1. JayHeck2158

    1 month ago

    Big surprise! Sad to say but it’s time for Joe Ross to face reality and hang up the cleats.

    Reply
    • Codeeg

      1 month ago

      Maybe you should retire from making comments. Sad to say.

      Reply
  2. MarlinsFrontOffice

    1 month ago

    Shocking

    Reply
  3. stubby66

    1 month ago

    Joe Ross is a guy who’s career was ruined by a front office who played games with time manipulation instead of just letting go out and pitch. So many young players who deserve to be in majors over the years but don’t get there sooner or at all because of money hungry people want to keep them down until they peak while not paying them nothing. We will never see a Robin Yount, Paul Moliter, Ken Griffey Jr, Jim Palmer again. Like to see some of these high draft picks put in there contracts a guarantee to be added to 40 man roster as soon as they sign like Harper did

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    • mlb1225

      1 month ago

      Harper is an outlier and the major exception. 99% of players need a few years in the minors to develop. If Termarr Johnson demanded to have a 40-man roster spot after being drafted, when he’s 17 years old, he wouldn’t get drafted

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    • thefuzz

      1 month ago

      Ross came to the majors when he was 22 years old and was only in the minors for 3.5 years. Lots of teams play games with manipulating service time but that is hardly an issue with Ross and is much more injury related. Also the Nats have rarely if ever played service time games with players (examples: Harper, Trea Turner, Soto, Robles, etc).

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