Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg will be limited to two innings of work in his spring debut Tuesday regardless of how well he performs, MLB.com reports.
"We're not going to push him to three at this point, regardless of the pitch count," manager Matt Williams said Monday. "Right now it's just a matter of arm strength and getting everybody going. Once we get to four or five innings and arms start to get tired, then we'll get a better evaluation."
Strasburg underwent surgery in October to remove bone chips from his elbow, and he has been working on adding a slider to his pitch repertoire. He went 8-9 with a 3.00 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 191:56 K:BB ratio in 183 innings last season.