Nats recall Taylor Jordan for long relief support

By Josh Land

Nationals

May 24, 2015, 8:44am

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The Nationals recalled right-hander Taylor Jordan from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday morning. The 26-year-old Jordan is 1-2 with a 2.14 ERA (10 earned runs in 42 innings) in seven starts for Syracuse this season. Jordan has held opposing hitters to a lowly .208 batting average while striking out 26 and walking only eight.

Jordan was recalled briefly on April 15 but returned to Syracuse the following day without making an appearance with the Nats.

The Nationals selected Jordan in the ninth-round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. He made his major league debut in 2013. Jordan holds a 1-6 career record with a 4.31 ERA in 14 games in the majors.

To make room for Jordan, the Nationals optioned rookie A.J. Cole to Syracuse. After being shelled in his big league debut in a start on April 28, Cole returned to the Nats on May 15 to pitch out of the bullpen. The right-hander allowed just two earned runs in 7 1/3 innings pitched over two appearances in the relief role.

With right-hander Tanner Roark scheduled to make his first start tomorrow against the Cubs and Cole having thrown 4 1/3 innings yesterday, the Nats were in need of a fresh arm in the bullpen that could provide long inning relief if needed.