Joe Ross Stats

The San Francisco Giants signed free-agent right-hander and Oakland native Joe Ross (elbow) to a minor-league deal on Monday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training. Ross underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time last May and is not expected to be ready for the start of the 2023 season. He opted out of the COVID-shortened 2020 season and made 20 appearances (19 starts) in 2021 for the Washington Nationals, going 5-9 with a 4.17 ERA (4.36 FIP), 1.22 WHIP and career-high 23.7 percent strikeout rate in a career-high 108 innings pitched. Ross will eventually serve as starting pitcher depth for the Giants, but he can be ignored in standard 12-team mixed leagues to begin the year.

over 6 months ago

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross (elbow) will be undergoing Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career. The 29-year-old had been rehabbing from a UCL tear in his right elbow prior to suffering a setback. This is tough news for Ross, who had his first Tommy John surgery back in 2017. Ross has played the entirety of his MLB career with the Nationals. Last year, he made 20 appearances (19 starts) and went 5-9 with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. If he's able to have a successful surgery and rehabilitation process, we could see him back in the majors late in 2023, but given his injury history, a 2024 return may be more likely.

over a year ago

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross (elbow), who had Tommy John surgery in 2017, sustained a sprained ligament in his right elbow during his first minor league rehab start on Tuesday with Double-A Harrisburg, and the team is awaiting the results of his second MRI exam that was taken on Friday. Ross left his outing on Tuesday after three innings when he experienced tightness. The 29-year-old right-hander also had surgery last year and had a bone spur removed from his elbow in March, so this doesn't look good. Depending on the results of his second MRI exam, there's a chance that we may not see Ross at all in Washington's starting rotation in 2022.

over a year ago