 According to Bill Ladson, who covers the Nationals for MLB.com, Stephen Strasburg could make his debut in the Bigs when the Pirates come to National Park June 8th through the 10th. Ladson says that a "team source" supplied the information, but it does not seem to be confidential to the team. Just take Nyjer Morgan's take on dude possibly making his first start against Morgan's former t...
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 As expected, the roles that Jason Heyward and Stephen Strasburg will play in April has been determined. Strasburg has been optioned to AA Harrisburg, while Heyward has been awarded the starting right field spot in Atlanta.
How long Washington will be able to keep Strasburg out of the Bigs is unclear. They need him to stay in the Minors until June 1st to protect him from becomin...
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 As the baseball world watches Stephen Strasburg pitch in Spring Training, and the fans wait to see him on the National's roster, Washington's GM Mike Rizzo is taking his own notes. Only Rizzo is not going to use said notes, as they seem to be meaningless to him. Rizzo says he is "sticking to his plan" with Strasburg, and will not rush the phenom to the Bigs. Rizzo has not made hi...
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 First of all, everyone needs to keep things in perspective right now. It is Spring Training, and a lot of deceiving stats are going to be floating around. You have to really look into a box score to get a feel for a game, unless you were fortunate enough to watch it. For someone like Stephen Strasburg, however, the stats are going to be much more accurate. Dude faced the to...
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