Stephen Strasburg went into the 2018 campaign determined to stay healthy and contribute to the Washington Nationals’ rotation.
It did not go as planned for the 2009 No. 1 overall pick, who started the year talking about tweaking things that he thought would allow him to stay on the mound.
“Injuries are a part of baseball,” Strasburg told reporters last December.
“I’m not really going to stress about anything, but throwing-wise, I think what I’ve noticed is I’ve been able to just get what I needed out of a bullpen and not really tinker with things too much and not throwing as many pitches in-between [starts].