Strasmas is nearly upon us. In preparation for his MLB debut on Tuesday, the Nationals demoted Craig Stammen to AAA-Syracuse, making room for Stephen Strasburg to join the big league club.
Nationals Demote Craig Stammen, In Place To Promote Strasburg
This event has been long in the making, and it’s finally here: Stephen Strasburg, the most heralded prospect in recent baseball history, should be headed to the bigs in short order. MASN’s Ben Goessling reports:
That’s all we needed to hear. The Nats have put the wheels in motion to commence the Stephen Strasburg Era. We knew this was coming, but we probably wouldn’t have guessed that Strasburg would be joining a Nationals squad that, despite technically sitting in the NL East cellar, is playing competitively. It’ll be interesting to see whether the addition of Strasburg can push the team over the top.
Read Article >Strasburg Effective In Final Minor League Tune-Up
As the whole world knows, Stephen Strasburg is going to make his Major League debut next Tuesday. Thursday afternoon, he made his final start in the minors. In case anyone was concerned that Strasburg might get ahead of himself, it went pretty well.
Strasburg’s final numbers in AA Harrisburg and AAA Syracuse:
Read Article >Pirates Planning To Start Zach Duke Opposite Stephen Strasburg
Stephen Strasburg’s adversary in his Major League debut has a name. That name?
The whole thing kind of loses its drama when you realize the Pirates don’t have anyone particularly interesting currently manning their rotation, but Duke’s just about as good as it gets. Strasburg’s debut will be a nice soft landing as he prepares to face real Major League competition later on.
Read Article >Nationals On Strasburg: ‘We Believe He Is Ready To Go’
On June 9, 2009, the Nationals selected Stephen Strasburg with the number one overall pick. Almost exactly one year later, the once-in-a-lifetime prospect will make his Major League debut when he takes the hill against the Pirates on Tuesday, June 8.
The Nationals made the official announcement Monday evening.
Read Article >Save The Date: Stephen Strasburg To Make MLB Debut June 8
Whatever your plans are for June 8, cancel them: Nationals’ pitching sensation Stephen Strasburg will be making his Major League debut that night against the Pirates:
Strasburg’s last Triple-A start is slated for June 3. He is expected to throw approximately 95 pitches.
Read Article >Stephen Strasburg Rapidly Approaching Major League Debut
All along, June 4th just felt right, so it’s troubling to see a name like Heyman suggest something else. Is Strasburg really still weeks away? Is Heyman on to something here?
Heyman, in his Tweet, is referring to the following, from Peter Gammons in April:
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