21-year old rookie righty starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg is done for the season due to a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm. Strasburg pitched in 12 games (all starts) for the Nationals this year and he was 5-3 with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He whiffed 92 batters while only giving up 56 hits in his first 68 innings of his major league career. The most impressive thing to me about Strasburg this year was his control as he only walked 17 batters this year. The Nationals have to be very excited about Strasburg who will likely give them an ace at the top of the starting rotation for a long, long time.

UPDATE: (8/28/2010) - Strasburg is not only done for 2009 but he’s done for 2010 as well as he needs Tommy John Surgery. This is a HUGE blow to the Nationals’ organization.