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From combined dispatches The Washington Nationals said No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a twisted left knee and was scratched from his start in the Arizona Fall League championship game. Strasburg was hurt during a workout Thursday, and an MRI exam showed inflammation. He is...

By WFY(noreply@blogger.com) That's not the point though. The point is that by praising a pitching prospect of the Washington Nationals, Zuckerman damned Strasburg like John Patterson and Shawn Hill. Have you no deceny Zuckerman? Washington Nationals, Nats, Stephen Strasburg, panic©MMIX William F. Yurasko

By Bill Ladson Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from Saturday's start in the Arizona Fall League Championship Game because of a twisted left knee, suffered during a Phoenix Desert Dogs workout Thursday afternoon. Nats take precaution with Strasburg

By WFY(noreply@blogger.com) Davey Johnson is the latest in a string of hires Mike Rizzo has made for the Washington Nationals front office since becoming permanent general manager. Johnson, who has been out of MLB for most of the decade, has managed the US Olympic baseball team though. Stephen Strasburg was a member of...

Top Washington Nationals pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg was scratched from his scheduled start in Saturday's Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game because of a neck strain. Strasburg, the top pick in June's draft, was slated to start the exhibition, which pits the best AFL prospe...

By Alden Gonzalez It isn't just phenom Stephen Strasburg who's representing the Nationals' organization by playing for the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Drew Storen, Chris Marrero, Danny Espinosa, Josh Wilkie, Jeff Mandel and Sean Rooney have all been getting extra playing time this month. Several Nats prospec...

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By Associated Press The Washington Nationals say No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a strained neck muscle and is being scratched from his scheduled start in the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game.

PHOENIX | Bouncing back from a ragged outing last week, Stephen Strasburg was dominant over 4 1/3 innings Tuesday in his third Arizona Fall League start. The Washington Nationals' top prospect, pitching for the Phoenix Desert Dogs, allowed one run and one hit to beat the Surprise Rafters....

By Jack Magruder Special to The Washington Times PHOENIX | The temperature hit 100 here Friday, and Stephen Strasburg got close enough to make Washington positively glow. Strasburg threw two fastballs clocked at 99 mph in his start for the Phoenix Desert Dogs on Friday, turning his professional debut in the Arizona Fall League into a co...

By Ed Chigliak The Washington Nationals' second '09 1st Round pick, taken 10th overall, reliever Drew Storen arrived in Arizona today to begin preparing for Fall League action according to his latest Twitter post, but the #1 overall pick in the draft, DC right-hander Stephen Strasburg, stayed behi...

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By Ed Chigliak 29 days ago: Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall draft pick, warms-up before a baseball game against the Florida Marlins, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) Browse more photos »

Stephen Strasburg is set to start pitching in the Florida Instructional League, a month after the No. 1 pick in the draft signed with the Washington Nationals.

By Nate(noreply@blogger.com) Rizzo got a middling at best return for Nick Johnson, and may have sold short on Milledge at the nadir of his value. He didn't shed the Kearns or Guzman contracts, despite having opportunities to do so. Yes the Nats signed Strasburg, but they didn't stretch to sign any talent in the lower round...

By Nate(noreply@blogger.com) I don't root for MLB, Bud Selig or the Lerners' financial portfolio. Signing Stephen Strasburg would be good for the Nationals. Having the best young pitcher in the game pitching in DC, NY and LA rather than Ft. Worth would be good for Major League Baseball. Having kids in Oakton, Anacostia or S...

By Nate(noreply@blogger.com) Last night I journeyed down SoCap in search of bobbleheads and managed to snag a win in the bargain. Seven in a row is seven in a row, but all is not sunshine and lollipops for the Nationals. Garrett Mock was effective, but he pitched worse than his final line and there's no starting pitching rel...

by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Nationals, NL East WASHINGTON -- Five whole hours before the last-place Nationals opened a series with the reeling Milwaukee Brewers, hundreds of fans packed into the stands on the third base line at Nationals Park.

Friday's MLB news briefs: Stephen Strasburg watched the fireworks explode over Nationals Park during his over-the-top welcome to the nation's capital. Amid the hoopla, he was asked what will happen when he pitches his first shutout at the stadium.

With fireworks and $1 tickets, the Washington Nationals have welcomed Stephen Strasburg to the nation's capital.

By Boris Yovchev As a supporter of the Milwaukee Brewers I was impatiently waiting to see how the negotiations between Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals would unfold. Strasburg has the stats, too, but at a level much different than that of Major League Baseball. Someone once told me somethin...

Wednesday's MLB news briefs: The Washington Nationals are offering at least 2,000 tickets for $1 apiece for Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers -- a matchup that will be preceded by an on-field news conference with No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg.

It'll cost just a dollar to get a glimpse of the Washington Nationals' new $15 million man.

Acting Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says it's "very unlikely" newly signed No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg will be called up to the majors this season.

By Dave Nichols I did not think the Washington Nationals were going to sign Stephen Strasburg. Cristian Guzman is not a major league quality defensive shortstop anymore. He simply can no longer make the play to his left (up the middle) and can only go to his right when his bunions aren't acting up.

By noreply@blogger.com (Rob) News Stephen Strasburg signed a $15.1M guaranteed deal with the Nationals, including a four-year major league contract. John Manuel declares the Rangers one of the losers in this year's draft: Most things have gone right for the Rangers since the Mark Teixeira trade in 2007. They've built...

The Washington Nationals faced a deadline of midnight Monday night to sign No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg or lose their rights to him.

By patrick bohn According to a Washington Post article on June 2, the Nationals' television ratings were the worst among all American-based teams, at 0.53, or 12,000 households. That number put them behind both the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals, and even the Baltimore Orioles.

By Joseph DelGrippo Strasburg needs to be smart (like Storen) and sign with the Nationals to begin his major league career immediately. I love what current Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said regarding Strasburg. According to Boras, who also represents four of the top five unsigned draftees, it is S...

By Ricky Butts Some think that he could be the Washington Nationals opening day starter in 2010. I knew the Nationals were bad, but I didn't know they were crazy. Both those guys also had established themselves as adequate major league pitchers. The Nationals already have major troubles. 

Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten says the team made No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg a record-breaking contract offer.

By Farid Rushdi He might not have been a sexy pick, but he was a sensible one. The Nationals needed a number-one starter, and they got one. The Nationals needed a closer, and they got one of those too. And if those saved millions help the Nationals sign Steven Strasburg, well, great. Storen didn’t need them and...

By Sam Woods His bat speed is faster than the likes of Barry Bonds, and he has a cannon behind the plate. The money the Nationals will invest in Strasburg and Harper could easily top $100 million, with Scott Boras representing both. Nationals fans, your future may be looking up.

Washington Times The easy part – selecting pitcher Stephen Strasburg with the first pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft – is over for the Washington Nationals. Now comes the hard part – signing him. Choosing Strasburg was a no-brainer for baseball's worst ...

By Eric Annett On Tuesday evening, the Washington Nationals did what everyone was expecting them to do for a good, long time: draft San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg first overall in Major League Baseball's first year player draft.

By e chigliak Adam Dunn of the Washington Nationals played first base Thursday night -- and not gracefully -- but the Nationals want Dunn to stay in the outfield." Nationals @ Astros...1:05 pm EST. John Lannan vs Brian Moehler. (ed. note - "I'll be following the Nationals through the iPhone this afternoon whi...

By noreply@blogger.com (Nate) WaPo beat writer Chico Harlan has provided the first of what is sure to be a deluge of 2009 profiles of San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg, the only collegiate member of the USA's 2008 Olympic Team in Beijing and owner of a 23 K game against Utah, is expected to be the top pick...

By e chigliak After reading Washington Post writer Chico Harlan's article entitled, "New Ace May Be In Play For Nats", which focuses on the projected #1 overall pick in the June 9th '09 MLB Amateur Draft, (San Diego State Aztec's starter Stephen Strasburg), and coming across another article at Ba...

Washington Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden, whose team just so happens to pick first overall, calls Strasburg "as good a pitcher as we've seen in the draft in 10 or 15 years." On Saturday, the Nationals' pitchers and catchers report for spring ...