Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo had mostly positive things to say about the rehab starts Stephen Strasburg and Joe Ross made on Tuesday, at Double-A Harrisburg and at High-A Fredericksburg, respectively, telling 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies things went well for both starters when he spoke on Wednesday morning.
“It’s a good step forward for [Strasburg] and Joe Ross,” Rizzo told the Junkies.
“[Strasburg] was up to 94, I believe, and Ross touched 95, but pitching at 92-93, and again, a step in the right direction,” he added.
The next step, for both Strasburg, recovering after surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, and Ross, who was shut down late last season with a partial tear of the UCL and then had his spring derailed by surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow, Rizzo said, was to see how they felt after the outings and then prepare for more if they were good.