The big news out of Davey Martinez’s pregame presser from Phoenix, AZ was the somewhat surprising announcement that Stephen Strasburg will make a rehab start for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, when the Washington Nationals’ new affiliate takes on the Buffalo Bisons in Trenton, NJ on Sunday. [ed. note - “Buffalo is Toronto’s AAA affiliate, and is playing their home games in Trenton since the Blue Jays will move to the Bison’s home in the next few weeks.”]
Strasburg will be the second Nationals’ pitcher to make a rehab appearance this season, now that clubs can do that again, after they had to throw at the Alternate Training Site in Fredericksburg, VA in 2020, when there wasn’t a minor league season because of the pandemic.