Opponents went 2-for He made his first career relief appearance in the Wild Card game against Milwaukee, tossing 3. Started his ninth Major League season strong, going with a 3. Put together his strongest start of the season on April 10 vs. Tossed 8. At the time of the injury, he ranked among National League pitchers in strikeouts 4th, 93 , strikeout-to-walk ratio 5th, 4.
OBP 7th,. Returned from disabled list on July 20, but again was placed on the DL on July 22 with a cervical nerve impingement Was reinstated on Aug. The Nationals went in those starts Made his fourth career Opening Day start Put together a strong first half of the season en route to being named an All-Star for the third time in his career Was selected by the Commissioner's Office and was slated to pitch the 12th had the game reached that point, but it ended in a American League victory after 10 innings Ranked second in the NL in FanGraphs.
Also ranked in NL in home runs per 9. SLG 1st,. OPS 2nd,. OBP 3rd,. AVG 3rd,. Coupled with Max Scherzer 2nd, 2. On May 27 at San Diego, he struck out a career-high 15 batters in 7. On Aug. Since that game, Strasburg went with a 0.
He racked up 63 strikeouts, allowed just 10 walks and surrendered only one home run He was hampered this spring by a ruptured plantaris tendon in his left calf, which he is no longer bothered by. Strasburg concluded Grapefruit League action with a 3. He held opponents to a. Strasburg's fastball velocity was down a tick, but he adjusted his repertoire, throwing fewer four-seamers while increasing use of his sinker and curve. He all but eliminated his slider, relying on offspeed stuff half the time.
The result was a career-high After opting out of his contract and declining the qualifying offer, Strasburg entered free agency only to return to Washington on a seven-year deal. Health remains a risk, but his new arsenal could be easier on his arm. If you're willing to bet on that narrative, Strasburg can be a fantasy ace at a discount. It has now been four consecutive seasons that Strasburg has failed to make 30 starts.
He is fortunate that he gets to pitch behind the best pitcher in baseball and does not have the pressure of being a staff ace, but that does not stop some fantasy players from drafting him like one hoping this will be the year that Strasburg finally gets healthy again narrator's voice: he won't. Last season, the non-fastball offerings were solid, led by a terrific curveball, but the fastball was barely average by pitch run values.
That was concerning given the fastball was one of the best in the league by that same measure the previous two seasons. His fastball velocity was down a few ticks as he returned from a neck impingement last season, but he still posted a 3. With great talent comes great risk. Last season turned out to be the best of Strasburg's career by most measurements, as he posted full-season career-bests in ERA 2. He lost nearly a month to a nerve impingement in his right elbow during the second half, but he closed out the regular season with a K:BB, 0.
As expected, Strasburg reduced the use of his slider in , opting to throw more curveballs with the hope of reducing the wear and tear on his elbow. Since the start of the campaign, Strasburg has averaged just under innings annually, but his cumulative workload during that five-year span ranks him 30th in MLB Once again, the talent will make him a top starting pitcher in most drafts despite the ongoing concerns about his health. For two tantalizing, fleeting months to begin the year, it looked like Strasburg was finally going to put it all together.
He won his first 10 decisions, posted a filthy Then he missed a month with an upper back strain, and when he got back on the mound in June, the magic was gone.
A brutal outing in Coors Field in August led to a seemingly inevitable DL stint due to elbow inflammation that effectively ended his season, and his final line was much the same as it had been in , featuring a stellar strikeout rate that didn't seem to be in sync with a merely good ERA and WHIP figures over fewer than innings.
Strasburg's arsenal remains exceptional, with a 95 mph fastball contrasting with a devastating highs changeup and lows curve, but the slider he threw A non-cancerous growth was removed from Strasburg's back after the season, and it may very well have contributed to his injury issues in , including a strained neck from late May. The cost will be lower in , too. While it wasn't the breakout season his owners were likely expecting, Strasburg's was still his most successful to date, in no small part due to the fact that he managed to stay healthy.
His innings pitched and NL-leading strikeouts tied with Johnny Cueto were career bests, as was his 1. Although his 3. The skipper also indicated the team wouldn't rush Strasburg, however. The right-hander threw a pitch session Friday and continues ramping up his workload as he returns from a neck strain. However, Strasburg has yet to pitch against live hitters, and he'll likely need to do so before beginning a rehab assignment. The veteran righty continues ramping up his workload as he works his way back from a neck strain.
Strasburg likely will need to progress to facing live hitters before embarking on a rehab assignment, and he appears to be nearing that point. That the veteran righty has now thrown two bullpen sessions in three days is a promising sign, but he remains a long way from returning to the Nationals. He still needs to progress to facing live hitters and then complete a rehab assignment before being activated from the day injured list.
The right-hander progressed from playing long toss and had no issues in his first bullpen session since landing on the injured list in early June. Strasburg will likely need another bullpen session or two before facing live hitters and eventually moving to a rehab assignment. The right-hander is inching closer to getting back on a mound, but the Nationals will be cautious with him after Strasburg lasted only Given how much ramp-up time he'll need once he does get cleared for the next steps in his recovery, Strasburg seems very unlikely to be back in the rotation before the All-Star break.
Strasburg threw lightly Wednesday, and he was able to do so again Saturday. The team has been bringing the right-hander along slowly given his recent injury history, and he's expected to meet with a specialist soon, which could help to reveal a better idea of his status. Strasburg neck played catch in the outfield ahead of Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
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