Jose A.

Ferrer

Ferrer has been out all season to this point with a teres major strain in his left shoulder. Now that he’s back he’ll work out of the bullpen. Ferrer had a 5.03 ERA in 39 appearances for Washington last season.

The 24-year-old has been sidelined since March 15 with a teres major strain in his left shoulder. Initially, he was scheduled to be shut down for three weeks but will likely be sidelined for the first couple of months of the season.

Ferrer was pitching well this spring, which makes this a pretty big concern for Washington’s left-handed relief depth. The 24-year-old southpaw will be re-evaluated in a couple weeks to determine whether he’ll begin a throwing program.

As expected, Ferrer will join the big club on Friday, with Patrick Corbin to the bereavement list as the corresponding move. Ferrer, 23, has compiled a 3.83 ERA and 33/20 K/BB ratio over 40 relief innings this year in Triple-A and should pitch in middle relief during his first stint in the bigs.

This confirms a report from Héctor Gómez. No word yet on the corresponding roster move. Ferrer, 23, holds a 3.83 ERA and 33/20 K/BB ratio over 40 relief innings this year in Triple-A.

Ferrer put together a strong spring, allowing just one run on seven hits with a 4/1 K/BB ratio across 4 2/3 innings (five appearances) in the Grapefruit League. The 23-year-old lefty will open the regular season on the doorstep to the majors after being added to Washington’s 40-man roster last November.

The 22-year-old southpaw turned some heads within the Nationals organization with another terrific season across three minor league levels in 2022 -- posting a 2.48 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 78/11 K/BB ratio over 65 1/3 innings in stops at Low-A Fredericksburg, High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg. He should begin the 2023 campaign back at Double-A and is likely to see time with the big league club if he continues to perform at that level.