Wang heads to the bullpen: Washington pitcher Chien-Ming Wang was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday after overcoming a troublesome hamstring injury. Wang, who has yet to pitch in a game with the Nationals this season, will serve out of the bullpen for now, manager Davey Johnson said. Washington placed relief pitcher Ryan Mattheus on the disabled list to clear a spot on the active roster for Wang. (Updated 05/22/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Wang appeared to be in line for the Nationals' fifth position in the starting rotation before suffering a strained left hamstring during spring training. The veteran right-hander has been hampered by injuries over the past couple years and made just 20 starts since the beginning of the 2009 season. He could be moved to the rotation if Ross Detwiler struggles but for now, he should be considered a low-end Fantasy option. (Updated 05/22/2012).
04/03/2012 18:19 John Lannan, minor-leaguer
Washington Nationals left-hander John Lannan has been optioned to Triple-A. Previously, Lannan was mentioned as a trade possibility and had been in line to be the Nats' fifth starter.
03/30/2012 23:29 Injury roundup: Michael Morse to open season on DL
Washington Nationals outfielder Michael Morse will open the season on the disabled list because of the injured lat muscle that's limited him all spring. Plus injury-related news and notes from around Grapefruit and Cactus League camps.
After missing the better part of three seasons because of shoulder surgery, Chien-Ming Wang made his triumphant return to the starting rotation last year, and the results were ... not quite what you remembered, were they? But how can that be? His 1.28 WHIP was the second-best of his career. His walk rate of 1.9 per nine innings was the best. His strikeout rate of 3.6 per nine innings was bad but still better than the one he had in 2006, when he won 19 games and finished second in AL Cy Young voting. No, Wang may not have changed, but the world around him has. The height of his career came when home runs were still the name of the game and a good ERA was one just south of 4.00. These days, Fantasy owners expect a little more from their starting pitchers. And offenses need a little more from them, so even if the Nationals take the step forward so many people expected them to, Wang likely won't get back to being the one-category stud he used to be. He's still steady enough that he'll likely win one of the final two spots in the team's rotation, forcing either John Lannan or Ross Detwiler to the bullpen, but he's probably more of an NL-only option at this stage of his career. (Updated 1/18/12)
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AccuScore Projections) Note: Points are rounded down.
= probable start