Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg to have Tommy John surgery..
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on August 27, 2010
The Washington Nationals will be without their phenom ace Stephen Strasburg for all of the 2011 season, as he’s expected to miss the next 12-to-18 months due to Tommy John surgery.
The injury ends an impressive rookie campaign, as Strasburg finished 5-3 in 12 starts for the Nationals with a 2.91 ERA, as he struck out 92 batters & walked only 17.
There have been some pitchers in recent history that have undergone Tommy John surgery & bounced back to perform well, which includes the Yankees’ A.J. Burnett & Kerry Wood, the Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter, the Cubs’ Ryan Dempster, Florida’s Josh Johnson, Minnesota’s Francisco Liriano & Carl Pavano, Atlanta’s Billy Wagner, San Francisco’s Brian Wilson & retired pitcher John Smoltz.
