Stephen Strasburg told ESPN on Monday that the 2013 season presents a "great opportunity" for him with no restrictions on how many innings he's allowed to pitch, and he hopes to become the Washington Nationals' "workhorse in the rotation." The Nationals' 24-year-old ace told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney that he is reporting for spring training "knowing that 200-plus innings is a huge goal for me." He was shut down by the team in early September in 2012, his first full season following elbow-ligament replacement surgery on Sept. 3, 2010. Strasburg, who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Nationals in 2009, went 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA last season and struck out 197 in 159 1/3 innings. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/spring2013/s...strasburg-read-washington-nationals-workhorse
