The Washington Nationals have lost one of their former coveted Rule 5 draft picks after he was claimed off waivers.
Ideally, the return of Josiah Gray and Cade Cavalli would allow this front office to not spend money on starting pitching this cycle to see if more arms can emerge as future cornerstones behind Mackenzie Gore.in 2018, the right-hander was named that organization's minor league pitcher of the year during his first full season of professional baseball a year after he was drafted.
The future looked bright for Ward, and when the Red Sox didn't protect him ahead of the 2022 Rule 5 draft, the Nationals swooped in and took him first overall to bring him into their pipeline. But because they had to keep him on the 40-man roster for the entire 2023 campaign, they had to play him before he was ready, which resulted in a 6.37 ERA across his 26 outings.
His performance wasn't too much to be concerned about since that regularly happens with Rule 5 draft picks, but during this past year when he solely pitched for their Triple-A affiliate, Ward posted a 5.64 ERA across his 28 starts.Throughout Ward's entire minor league career in Boston and Washington, he was a starting pitcher, but when he was used at the Major League level in 2023, the Nationals had him come out of the bullpen.
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