Ross was optioned to Triple-A Fresno on Saturday and will be stretched out, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

With Erick Fedde and Kyle McGowin currently working at the back of the Washington rotation, it seems likely that a time will come this season when they will want Ross to start again. He had a 9.22 ERA in 13.2 innings as a reliever, so the demotion may also have been based strictly on merit.