WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The days until Opening Day are quickly dwindling, so new Nationals right-hander Jeremy Hellickson wasted no time getting started at camp. He took a red-eye flight from California to arrive in West Palm Beach on Saturday morning.
Then, shortly after the Nationals officially announced he had signed a Minor League deal with an invite to Major League Spring Training, Hellickson threw a version of a simulated game in the bullpen. He threw four innings and about 60 pitches to complete his first workout with the team and remain on the same schedule he had been during the offseason.