Despite the persistent assumption that the Washington Nationals will hold super-prospect Stephen Strasburg in the minors until June in order postpone free agency another year, William Ladson of MLB.com tweets that Strasburg's Opening Day status will be solely based on his Spring Training performance.
Given the state of the Nationals' pitching staff, it's hard to believe that Strasburg won't be one of their 5 best pitchers at the end of March, so assuming the validity of this report and Strasburg's health, we could easily see Strasburg on the Opening Day roster.
