“It’s crazy,” Josh Rogers told reporters of his journey in 2021, after his sixth start with the Washington Nationals this past September. Rogers, 27, signed with the organization on June 4th, three days after the Baltimore Orioles released the left-hander following just four appearances, two of them starts, after a year off in 2020’s COVID campaign spent rehabbing from his second Tommy John surgery.
“If you’d have told me I’d make six starts in the big leagues to start this year, I would have told you you’re crazy,” Rogers continued. “Coming off my second Tommy John surgery — so after getting released and re-signed, it’s been a crazy year for me, but me personally, I’m proud of myself for how far I’ve come and I made every single start and appearance this year, I’ve felt healthy, and I put myself in a position to do so.