WASHINGTON — On Dec. 19, 2014, the San Diego Padres traded pitcher Joe Ross and a player to be named later — it would be Trea Turner — to the Washington Nationals in a three-team deal that included the Tampa Bay Rays.
Since that trade, the Padres have posted a record of 160-215 while the Nationals are 208-166 after they won 3-0 Saturday as Stephen Strasburg struck out a career-high 15 batters in seven innings and the Washington staff fanned 17.
As a reminder of what could have been, Ross (2-0, 5.32) makes the start Sunday against San Diego right-hander Jhoulys Chacin (4-4, 5.