PT TOMORROW: NL East—Who will fill the Nationals' starting rotation void?
Jul 17 2017
The Nationals got some terrible news on July 15 when it was announced that Joe Ross (RHP, WAS) would need Tommy John surgery to repair a full thickness tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Edwin Jackson (RHP, WAS), as we figured upon hearing the news on Ross, will step into the starting rotation on July 18.
Jackson was signed to a minor league contract on June 16 after being released by the Orioles three days earlier. The 33-year-old journeyman posted a 2.82 ERA, 9.8 Dom and 4.4 Ctl in 20.1 IP with Triple-A Syracuse since joining the Nationals organization, but we should add that he has been aided greatly by a 19% H% and 95% S% over that span. Jackson owns a lifetime 4.65 ERA, 4.84 xERA, 6.9...
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