Source: sacramento.cbslocal.com --- Monday, July 18, 2016
By Jason Keidel Despite all the pomp and hype that blew through Baseball’s door when pitcher Stephen Strasburg was the top pick in the 2009 MLB draft, he hasn’t had a singular season that justified it. That has finally changed. Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season for the Washington Nationals, a historic one even. And, if history is any precursor, a Cy Young season. Strasburg is only the fifth pitcher in the Cy Young era (since 1956) to start 13-0. Three of the other four — Max Scherzer, Roger Clemens and Ron Guidry — capped their splendid seasons with pitching’s highest honor. The Nationals are 16-1 overall in games Strasburg has started. And when you consider Scherzer is now Strasburg’s teammate, it shouldn’t shock anyone if the Nats finally make that World Series run that’s been predicted for about the last five years. It’s not like Strasburg’s been a stiff all this time. His record entering this year was 57-37, and he led the NL in starts and strikeouts in 2014. The pitcher just hasn’t quite lived up to his bionic billing, until now. Get more commentary from other CBS Local Sports Voices. Is Strasburg finally and forever healthy? Not really, as he did spend some time on the DL this year. And he’s been equally unbeatable since, surrendering two earned runs in three starts (21.2 IP). Has he finally figured out his stuff, become a pitcher in full? It seems that way. And it bears a striking comparison to another presume ...
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