{"id":7555,"date":"2017-07-15T21:35:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T01:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2017-07-15T21:35:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T01:35:03","slug":"joe-ross-receive-tj-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/07\/15\/joe-ross-receive-tj-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Ross To Receive TJ Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every pitcher in baseball hopes to avoid the seemingly inevitable. Everyone knows that elbow injuries and a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnto01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy John<\/a> surgery are always a possibility. These days it is prudent to hope for the best and prepare yourself for the worst. Unfortunately for Nationals starter\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rossjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Ross<\/a><\/strong>, the worst was indeed announced today.<\/p>\n<h2>Joe Ross To Receive TJ Surgery<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Joe Ross will undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wd6VlMWffN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/wd6VlMWffN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IBackTheNats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IBackTheNats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gM5qjdP2JL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gM5qjdP2JL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nationals on MASN (@masnNationals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/masnNationals\/status\/886360822095765508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was announced earlier today that Ross will receive Tommy John surgery on Wednesday in Texas. Thankfully, the procedure will provide an opportunity for Ross to continue his playing career. It is indeed a tough break for the 24-year old Nationals starter. Ross was competing in his third season in the big leagues and was contributing to Washington&#8217;s rotation when he went down.<\/p>\n<p>An issue was first noticed during Ross&#8217; last start against the Atlanta Braves. He was pulled in the fourth inning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/20074569\/washington-nationals-say-joe-ross-needs-tommy-john-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">due to reduced velocity<\/a> throughout that start. An MRI would later reveal the damage to Ross&#8217; elbow.<\/p>\n<h3>Past Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Ross posted by far his best season in 2016. He made 19 starts and posted a 3.43 ERA with 93 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched. His numbers certainly indicated a young pitcher on the rise with the potential to contribute on the back end of Washington&#8217;s rotation.<\/p>\n<p>2017 had not been quite as kind to Ross. In 13 starts, Ross had posted an ERA of 5.01, a WHIP of 1.47, and the highest hit rate of his young career. The biggest issue for Ross this season was an inability to keep the ball inside the park. He had allowed 16 home runs in his 13 starts, and it is hard for any pitcher to be effective when they allow that many home runs.<\/p>\n<h3>Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Regardless of how one views Ross and his numbers, there is no denying that his injury leaves a hole for Washington to fill. It is yet to be determined who will take Ross&#8217; spot in the rotation. Thankfully the Nationals have a formidable first four in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scherma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Scherzer<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/strasst01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Strasburg<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gonzagi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gio Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/roarkta01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanner Roark<\/a><\/strong>. Ross will join what is an already crowded disabled list for Washington.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=eatonad02,eatonad01&amp;search=Adam+Eaton&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Eaton<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Ross will miss the rest of &#8217;17 while\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=taylomi02,taylomi01&amp;search=Michael+Taylor&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Taylor<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turnetr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trea Turner<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/werthja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jayson Werth<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>all remain on the DL.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/807815564\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/807815564?et=hPiOqI0DRZh32fx-8D4sLQ&amp;tld=com&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=zmnk9S_ip_C8S2dHeW1GrTHdEl_IG4oCgRezpsH3rxA=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ross To Receive TJ: It was announced earlier today that the damage in Joe Ross&#8217; elbow will indeed require TJ surgery, effectively ending his season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1230,"featured_media":7556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,35],"tags":[68,1537,749,69,1233,38],"class_list":["post-7555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nationals","category-news","tag-baseball","tag-disabled-list","tag-joe-ross","tag-mlb","tag-tommy-john-surgery","tag-washington-nationals"],"modified_by":"Paul Harvey","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}