Washington’s Nationals optioned 23-year-old southpaw DJ Herz to Triple-A Rochester earlier this month, after Herz’s seventh start in the majors and 17th start overall this season.
“He’s another young pitcher that we’re really trying to take care of and keep him healthy,” Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez explained.“We’ll give him a few days off here, but he’s got to be ready to pitch again. So, we’re going to look at the schedule, we’re going to get him going, and hopefully in the second half when that turn comes around again he can be ready to go.”
Asked what he wanted Herz to focus on before he returned to the rotation, Martinez said he wanted to see Herz, “.