Mike Rizzo told 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies in September that Joe Ross’s innings would have to be managed to some extent in 2019, after the 25-year-old righty returned from Tommy John surgery to make nine starts total between the minors and majors late in 2018, three of them in Washington’s rotation.
“We’re going to have to control his innings,” Rizzo explained.
“He’ll be in Year 1 post Tommy John protocol as we have here with the Nationals, but we’re looking for big things from Joe and hopefully we can manage those innings correctly and he can really be a factor for us.