As of mid-March, the Washington Nationals, or at least manager Davey Martinez, still said they thought of Joe Ross as a starter, in spite of the fact that the 25-year-old right-hander made five of his seven appearances in Grapefruit League action out of the bullpen.
Coming off Tommy John surgery, Ross is in what GM Mike Rizzo described in late 2018 as the organization’s “Year 1 post Tommy John protocol”, with the General Manager noting that the Nationals would control the pitcher’s innings, and hopefully, “... manage those innings correctly,” this season.
How would he be used though?