PT TODAY: Strasburg's elbow an issue again

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Nationals | Stephen Strasburg to have MRI
Washington Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg (elbow) will have an MRI on his right elbow Thursday, Sept. 8. Strasburg said he felt a pinch in the back of his elbow after he threw a ball high and away in his start Wednesday, Sept. 7, and grimaced in pain.  Source: The Washington Post - Chelsea Janes
 
BHQ take: For all those hoping for a Strasburg September surge, as Lee Corso might say, "Not so fast." In a Sept. 8 Playing Time Today note, we pointed out the problems Strasburg had before hitting the DL. Despite Strasburg's apparent assurances that he was fine, his elbow...

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