Aníbal Sánchez’s bounce-back campaign in Atlanta in 2018 led to the two-year/$19M free agent deal he signed with Washington this past winter, but the veteran has struggled over his first nine starts with Nationals, going (0-6) with a 5.10 ERA, 4.79 FIP, 25 walks (5.31 BB/9), and 41 Ks (8.72 K/9) in 42 1⁄3 innings pitched before he suffered a left hamstring injury that landed him on the 10-Day Injured List.
Sánchez was coming off a (7-6) season with the Braves, in which he had a 2.83 ERA, a 3.