Report: Nationals All-Star Pitcher Likely Out For The Season

He's only gotten into eight games total over the last three seasons, and after just a single appearance in 2022, former three-time All-Star pitcher Stephen Strasburg is now expected to miss the rest of the season.

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Jon Heyman reports that Strasburg has a nerve issue will essentially end his season, but it won't require a repeat of the thoracic outlet syndrome surgery he underwent last year.

Strasburg is the 6th highest-paid player in baseball, by average annual salary, at $35M. He signed a 7-year, $245M extension after helping lead the Washington Nationals to the 2019 World Series.

Since then, he's accumulated a total of exactly one win in just 8 starts, while allowing 24 earned runs in 31.1 innings. Over three seasons.

The Nationals have had some elite talents in recent years, but have let all of them go. Except Strasburg.