“I really like Will [Crowe],” Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez told reporters last week, after the 25-year-old right-hander was added to the team’s taxi squad for the last leg of the club’s road trip in Atlanta. “I saw him in Spring Training. He’s got good stuff. I think he can help us here in the future.”
The future arrived quickly.
Saturday afternoon, with a 29th spot available on the D.C. roster for the second game of their doubleheader with the Miami Marlins, Crowe’s contract was selected and he was brought up to start against the Nationals’ NL East rivals.