From Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post ...
In his fifth professional season and more than three years removed from Tommy John surgery, Strasburg has a reached a point at which he feels comfortable building off his current, considerable arsenal. Along with his fastball, curve and changeup, Strasburg is working to add a slider.
“It’s just a work in progress,” Strasburg told Kilgore on Tuesday in Nationals camp. “It’s something that I’ve been messing with. I’m just trying to get a feel for it. I’m not going to dump any of my other pitches. But I’ll just have something in the back pocket. ... I think my arm is more flexible, like I’m staying behind it more.”
Strasburg, 25, owns an outstanding 2.96 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 10.4 K/9 through his first 434 1/3 career major league innings. He is the third-ranked starting pitcher -- behind only Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Cliff Lee of the Phillies -- in the 2014 Rotoworld Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide.
