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Injury Ribs
Est. Return 2/25/2023
2022 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
13.50
WHIP
2.14
K
5
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
In part due to the inability to work with the Nationals training staff during the lockout, Strasburg wasn't fully recovered from undergoing thoracic outlet surgery in July of 2021. He spent the first half rehabbing with bullpen sessions and three minor league starts before debuting on June 9. That turned out to be Strasburg's only appearance as he felt more discomfort after the outing. Strasburg is attempting to strengthen his neck and shoulder, but the recovery rate from thoracic outlet syndrome is a mixed bag. Strasburg is a wild card coming into this season. Even on the off chance he's healthy, he hasn't accumulated even 50 innings since compiling 209 innings in 2019. A late pick in a league with an IL is defensible, but nothing more. Read Past Outlooks

Status unclear for 2023
Strasburg's (ribs) status for 2023 is a "mystery," according to general manager Mike Rizzo, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Strasburg has been focusing on strengthening his shoulder since being diagnosed with a stress reaction of his ribs, a side effect of the issue that led to thoracic outlet syndrome surgery in July 2021. Even the team is feigning optimism here, but admitting the obvious: that it's unclear what to expect from Strasburg going forward. He has logged 31.1 innings since the start of the 2020 season.
Strasburg has been focusing on strengthening his shoulder since being diagnosed with a stress reaction of his ribs, a side effect of the issue that led to thoracic outlet syndrome surgery in July 2021. Even the team is feigning optimism here, but admitting the obvious: that it's unclear what to expect from Strasburg going forward. He has logged 31.1 innings since the start of the 2020 season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
83
Last 5 Games
83
How many pitches does Stephen Strasburg generally throw?
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What part of the game does Stephen Strasburg generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-46%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-57%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .360 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 3 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .194 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .667 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .286 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .294 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .130 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |||
2020vs Left | .400 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .333 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-74%
ERA at Home
2022
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.48 | 1.06 | 20.2 | 8.3 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 13.50 | 2.53 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 13.50 | 2.14 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 3.9 | ||||
2021Home | 1.65 | 0.86 | 16.1 | 9.4 | 3.9 | ||||
2021Away | 13.50 | 3.00 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 11.8 | ||||
2020Home | 10.38 | 1.85 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | ||||
2020Away | 13.50 | 1.50 | .666666 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Stephen Strasburg compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.50K/9
9.6BB/9
3.9HR/9
1.9Fastball
90.4 mphERA
13.50WHIP
2.14BABIP
.462GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
34.9%Swinging Strike
6.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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If Bruce Springsteen ever wanted to remake the video for the opening stanza of Glory Days, Strasburg would be the perfect guy to play the pitcher. His 2019 season where he eclipsed the 175-inning mark for just the second time in the past six full seasons feels like so long ago because it has been nothing but bad news for Strasburg since. This past season saw him make all of five starts before he was shut down. He required thoracic outlet surgery in July, which leaves his 2022 status very much up in the air. We have become accustomed, if not spoiled, to the recovery of pitchers going well after Tommy John surgery but TOS is a grave surgery to recover from. Alex Cobb is a recent success story while the sad list of what was is rather long and distinguished. Drafting Strasburg for 2022 is a complete dart throw as he could once again put up a single-digit start total, but given the Nationals are paying him $35 million a year, he won't be making a transition to the bullpen. He was throwing live batting practice early in spring training but is a likely bet to have a delayed start the season.
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Not throwing, 2022 return unlikely
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Thursday that Strasburg (ribs) "feels a little bit better" than he did since landing on the injured list June 13, but the right-hander has yet to resume throwing, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.
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Likely done for 2022
Strasburg (ribs) isn't expected to return to action in 2022 after the Nationals transferred him to the 60-day injured list last week, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Shifts to 60-day IL
The Nationals transferred Strasburg (ribs) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Thursday.
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Dealing with rib injury
Strasburg, who was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, is dealing with a stress reaction of the ribs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Going back on IL
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Strasburg (neck) won't make his next scheduled start Tuesday against Atlanta and will be placed on the 15-day injured list after experiencing renewed discomfort following his between-starts bullpen session, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.
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