One of the final updates on Joe Ross this past season came from Davey Martinez in an early September Zoom call with reporters. Ross, 28, was diagnosed with a partial tear of the UCL in his right elbow in August, but the right-hander and his doctors decided he wouldn’t need a second Tommy John surgery, after he had TJS for the first time in 2017. He was shut down for the season after an August 10th start this summer with a 4.17 ERA, a 4.36 FIP, 34 walks, and 109 Ks in 20 games, 19 starts, and 108 innings, with a .
Washington Nationals’ 2022 Rotation: Joe Ross avoided 2nd TJS in 2021; what’s next?
