The Nationals are recalling pitching prospect Jackson Rutledge to make his main league debut tomorrow towards the Pirates, skipper Dave Martinez advised reporters (together with Bobby Blanco of MASNsports.com). Grant Paulsen of 106.7 FM The Fan first reported Rutledge was en path to Pittsburgh this afternoon.
Rutledge, 24, was Washington’s first-round draftee again in 2019. A Texas junior faculty product, the 6’8″ righty has appeared among the many Nats’ prime 10 prospects at Baseball America getting into every of the final 4 seasons. He’d been nagged by harm issues early in his skilled profession however he has proven a promising uncooked arsenal.
As one may anticipate given his dimension, Rutledge has a mid-90s fastball and a mid-80s slider which BA suggests might be a plus providing. The outlet positioned him seventh amongst Washington minor leaguers on their midseason replace, writing that he has an opportunity to stay behind a serious league rotation.
Rutledge has made 23 minor league begins this season, splitting the yr nearly evenly between the highest two ranges. He labored to a 3.16 ERA over 12 outings for Double-A Harrisburg earlier than posting a 4.44 mark in 11 begins at Triple-A Rochester. Total, he has allowed 3.71 earned runs per 9 by 119 innings. His 21.3% strikeout fee and 11.1% stroll proportion are each middling, however the outcomes had been strong sufficient for the Nats to provide him an preliminary look.
Washington added Rutledge to the 40-man roster final winter to maintain him out of the Rule 5 draft. They’ll want solely to make an energetic roster transaction to accommodate his promotion tomorrow. He may take three or 4 begins down the stretch as he tries to place himself on the radar for a spot in subsequent yr’s beginning workers.
