What would have been his turn in the Washington Nationals’ rotation fell on an off day last week, so 2019 World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg, who’s made just one start this Spring as the club takes a cautious approach after last year’s heavy workload, threw a 53-pitch or three-inning-ish bullpen session instead so that he could stay on schedule with the regular season fast approaching.
“He wanted to stay on his routine,” Nats’ skipper Martinez said, as quoted by MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato.
“He threw well. He felt good. So we’ll get him back in his day to pitch.