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Ten days ago, we had an update on the current state of Washington Nationals injuries after Stephen Strasburg injured his calf muscle. He is set to pitch today and says that he is good to go. Jon Lester had surgery on his thyroid, and he had a very encouraging start yesterday as he readies himself for the season.
“I feel good physically so now I think it’s just a matter of getting those reps and getting my feet under me and building,” Lester said. “I think that the big thing is I feel like I’m a little bit behind the eight-ball on some things, and I think [velocity] is one of them.”
“I’m hoping that with … a little bit of adrenaline in regular games that my [velo] will go up a tick. But even if it doesn’t, I feel like I can still do the things I need to do.”
As you saw, Tanner Rainey finally appeared in a game after he was dealing with soreness in his collarbone area. The results from his first outing were not good as you would expect when batters are at full speed and Rainey is just getting going. Continue reading
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