National Edition News cover for January 26, 2014 - After surgeries, Nats say Strasburg, Harper will be ready for spring training: Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg, speaks with reporters at the Gaylord Hotel, during NatsFest 2014, in National Harbor, MD., Saturday, January 25, 2014. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg walks through a crowd on his way to take pictures and sign autographs at NatsFest. (Photo by: Andrew S Geraci / The Washington Times)
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, right, hugs Gio Gonzalez after Gonzalez pitched a one-hitter as the Nationals defeated the New York Mets, 9-0, in a baseball game Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg reacts after giving up the game-tying two-run home run to Chicago Cubs' Donnie Murphy, background, during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Stephen Strasburg heads off the field after being ejected by home plate umpire Marvin Hudson in the second inning of the Nationals' game against the Braves. (Associated Press photo)