Patrick Corbin’s second 2⁄3-of-an-inning outing in three starts, and his seven-start winless streak, over which he’d gone (0-6) with a 9.73 ERA, a 5.66 FIP, and a brutal .388/.438/.605 line against in 28 2⁄3 IP, convinced the Nationals, and Washington skipper Davey Martinez, they had to do something to try to get him back on track, especially considering he has a couple years and a lot of money ($59M-ish) left on the 6-year/$140M deal he signed with the Nationals in 2018.
“Well, the last few outings have been basically the same, really,” Martinez explained.