Go ahead and wipe that sweat from your brow, Nats fans. It looks like Stephen Strasburg is going to be just fine. The number one selection of the 2009 First Year Player Draft made a precautionary visit to Dr. Lewis Yocum in California on Friday after an MRI on his left knee showed some inflammation. Strasburg twisted his left knee and heard a pop while shagging flyballs during a workout in the Arizona Fall League on Thursday. Yocum recommended rest and therapy for the knee, however surgery will not be necessary. He should be on track for spring training.
Crisis averted, I guess, however with the injury we are robbed of yet another opportunity to see him pitch on the national stage. The 21-year-old phenom was scheduled to start for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the AFL Championship Game against Peoria on Saturday, televised by MLB Network. Strasburg was previously scratched from a start in the AFL's "Rising Stars" game due to a stiff neck. Guess we'll have to wait until spring training.
Strasburg finishes the AFL at 4-1 with a 4.26 ERA and a 23/7 K/BB in 19 innings.
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