Stephen Strasburg was just taking the mound when Davey Martinez spoke to reporters in advance of the series finale in Arizona on Sunday. Strasburg, 32, was in Trenton, NJ, so he could make his first rehab start for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.
It was the first start on the way back for the right-hander, who landed on the 10-Day IL back on April 18th, retroactive to the 15th, with right shoulder inflammation.
Martinez was asked before the Nationals’ matchup with the D-backs how closely he would be following Washington’s ‘09 No. 1 overall pick.