Josh Rogers was optioned to Triple-A at the end of Spring Training, as Washington made their final roster cuts before Opening Day, with Nats’ manager Davey Martinez explaining the decision to reporters as one made with the organization’s starting depth in mind.
“We want to make sure that if something does happen to one of our starters, that we have viable options. He’s definitely one of them, if not the first one,” Martinez said, as quoted by MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato.
So the 27-year-old southpaw, who signed with the Nationals a few days after being released by the Baltimore Orioles last summer, and put up a 3.