Josiah Gray

Gray spent most of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent in July of 2024. He progressed enough in his recovery to embark on a rehab stint in September, working his way up to a 2.2-inning outing with Triple-A Rochester in his last appearance. Gray is on track to report for the start of spring training, but he'll likely see his workload restricted in 2026, given that he's pitched only 35 innings over the last two seasons. He also didn't demonstrate great control before TJ surgery, posting a 9.0 percent K-BB rate across 159 innings in 2023 while finishing in the bottom third in xERA (5.03) and groundball rate (38.0 percent). Still, Gray projects to be the No. 2 or 3 option in the Nationals' rotation come Opening Day, so he would have fantasy relevance in roto leagues should he maintain that role. Read Past Outlooks