Going into Spring Training, Austin Voth was in the running for the fifth spot in Washington’s 2021 rotation, but he made the Nationals’ Opening Day roster in the bullpen, as a long man, and over the first three months this season, he’s gradually moved into some higher-leverage situations, with injuries opening up new opportunities for the Nats’ recently-turned 29-year-old, 2013 5th Round pick.
“He went from a fifth starter candidate, to actually a long-man, to being used in certain situations, all of a sudden now being used in high-leverage situations in the seventh and eighth innings,” Davey Martinez said a day after turning to Voth with a 4-2 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in the nation’s capital.