Joe

La Sorsa

La Sorsa made 23 relief appearances last year for the Nationals after being acquired from the Rays and will be making his season debut when he gets into a game. The 26-year-old lefty has recorded a strong 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 41/11 K/BB ratio across 56 innings (42 appearances) this season at the Triple-A level.

La Sorsa is joining the team in Philadelphia, though Golden notes it’s unclear if he’ll be activated for Friday’s game against the Phillies. He isn’t joining the team for no reason, making it a safe assumption that he’ll be activated at some point this weekend. La Sorsa had a 4.41 ERA in 25 big league games last year, but was booted from the 40-man roster in the offseason. He had a 2.25 ERA in 42 games with Triple-A this year. The Nationals currently have space on the 40-man roster, but a corresponding move will be necessary to accommodate the addition of La Sorsa to the 26-man roster.

The trio of Wood, Crews and Hasell are the headliners here with House not too far behind as part of Washington’s likely future nucleus at the highest level. It’s notable that Trey Lipscomb is still in big-league camp with spring training winding down.

The move clears a spot on the club’s 40-man roster in advance of next week’s Rule 5 draft. La Sorsa finally broke through to the big leagues in 2023 — compiling a 4.41 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and a 28/9 K/BB ratio over 32 2/3 innings between the Nationals and Rays.

The 25-year-old left-hander is taking the place of the injured Jake Irvin (ankle) on the Nationals’ roster. La Sorsa has registered an underwhelming 5.02 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and a 24/8 K/BB ratio in 28 2/3 innings at the big league level this season. He’ll function in a middle relief role for the Nats.

La Sorsa heads back to the minors to make room for Thaddeus Ward to come off the IL. The left-hander threw five scoreless innings across two appearances in his most recent stint with the big league club and now has a 5.02 ERA in 28 2/3 innings on the season. There’s a chance he gets another shot as a fresh arm in the bullpen later this month.

The Rule 5 pick from the Boston Red Sox had made 22 appearances for the Nationals, while posting a 7.12 ERA before going on the IL in early July. Ward looked good in his last rehab outing and has now pitched exactly five innings in his last two outings and is built up to 79 pitches. All 22 of his appearances with Washington this season have come as a reliever, but it appears as though the team is looking to use him as a starter once he returns from the 15-day injured list. Joe La Sorsa was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

La Sorsa heads back to the majors to bolster Washington’s relief depth in the wake of southpaw MacKenzie Gore (blister) landing on the injured list. The 25-year-old left-hander has made 17 relief appearances for the Nationals this season.

La Sorsa heads back to the minors with lefty MacKenzie Gore returning from the bereavement list ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Mets. The 25-year-old lefty has made 17 relief appearances for the Nationals since being claimed off waivers from the Rays.

La Sorsa will add bullpen depth over the next few days with MacKenzie Gore being placed on the Bereavement List. The 25-year-old has made 17 relief appearances this season in the majors between the Nationals and Rays while posting a 5.66 ERA in 20 2/3 innings.