Strasburg Debuts: Davey Martinez told reporters this morning, as quoted by MASN’s Pete Kerzel, that the delay in the start of Stephen Strasburg’s Spring was part of the plan for the 30-year-old, nine-year veteran, who preferred getting in more work in behind the scenes in West Palm Beach before taking the mound in Grapefruit League action.
“He likes actually to face a couple live BPs and a couple extra bullpen sessions before he actually goes out in the game,” Martinez explained.
“For him, it’s about honing down his mechanics, but that’s it.