Strasburg (elbow) threw a bullpen session Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Strasburg has continued to make progress and appears on track to come off the DL early next week. The club is confident that he'll be set to return to the rotation without going out on a rehab assignment. Although Strasburg struggled a bit before landing on the disabled list, he owns a 3.59 ERA and 1.11 WHIP for the year to go with a fantastic 30 percent strikeout rate.