Tanner Roark #14 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch during the third inning against the New York Yankees during a spring training game at TD Ballpark on March 21, 2021 in Dunedin, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
When the 2021 season began, the Washington Nationals believed they had one of the better starting orations in all of baseball. On paper they did. Then injuries sidelined Stephen Strasburg and Jon Lester. Erick Fedde and Patrick Corbin were beaten up in a couple of starts and even Joe Ross surrendered ten earned runs one outing.