46 Tommy Milone SP

Milone (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and had his contract reassigned to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

The Nationals activated Erick Fedde and Joe Ross from the 60-day disabled list, so they needed space on the 40-man roster, and Milone obviously doesn't fit into the team's long-term plans. He logged MLB ERAs of 5.71, 7.63 and 5.81 in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, so his days in the big leagues may be coming to a close.

Milone (shoulder) threw two scoreless innings for Double-A Harrisburg on Saturday, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out two, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports. The start was cut short by weather issues.

The southpaw might need one more outing before returning to the Nationals. Milone might have a shot at another start this year after the club traded Gio Gonzalez to the Brewers, but he'll likely wind up in the bullpen instead.

Milone allowed two runs on 10 hits and one walk across 4.1 innings Monday in a no-decision against the Cardinals. He recorded one strikeout.

Milone allowed a constant stream of baserunners on the evening, but he was able to work out of jams to mitigate the damage. He allowed a run on three hits on a hit batsman in the first inning and another on two hits and a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Milone also came back out for the fifth, but he loaded the bases with one out and was fortunate to see the bullpen put out the fire. The veteran has now allowed 10 hits in back-to-back starts, conceding a total of nine earned runs across just 10.1 innings in that span. He'll look to get back on track in a more favorable matchup with the Marlins this weekend.

Milone (1-0) surrendered one run on three hits while striking out nine across seven innings as he secured the win Monday over the Mets.

In Milone's second start of the 2018 campaign, he gave up just a solo homer in the fifth inning prior to exiting after 97 pitches (69 strikes). He's allowed four runs through 12 innings with 15 punchouts since being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday. Milone's spot in the starting rotation will likely depend upon the status of Stephen Strasburg (neck) and Erick Fedde (shoulder), who remain on the 10-day disabled list.

Milone will remain in the Nationals rotation for at least one more turn and will make his next start Tuesday against the Mets, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

Milone was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse and gave up three runs over five innings Thursday against the Marlins in his season debut with the Nationals. While the results weren't remarkable, he fared well enough to earn another outing with Stephen Strasburg (neck) still on the mend. Strasburg was expected to resume throwing Sunday and could be ready to rejoin the rotation as soon as next week, which would likely spell an end to Milone's time as a starter.