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Posted at 05:42 PM ET, 03/21/2012
TheWashingtonPost

Davey Johnson doubts Chien-Ming Wang will be ready by opening day
By Adam Kilgore

Manager Davey Johnson expressed doubt Chien-Ming Wang will be ready
to pitch once the season begins, giving left-hander John Lannan the
inside track to become the Nationals’ opening day fifth starter.

Doctors have estimated a two-week recovery for Wang, who strained his
left hamstring during a spring training start March 15. But with opening
day 15 days away, Johnson believes Wang will not recover in time for him
to join the rotation after seeing the bruise on his hamstring.

“He’s got a lot of bleeding in there,” Johnson said. “He’s moving
around, walking good. But from what I saw today, he’s got quite a bit
of blood in there. Before he gets on the mound, I’d say three weeks,
maybe a month. I saw a lot of blood in there. I was surprised at all
the bleeding.”

Wang went through a small workout with his personal trainer today and
said he felt improvement in his strained left hamstring. Wang also plans
to play catch tomorrow.

If Johnson’s concerns come to fruition, Lannan will gain more security
in the Nationals’ rotation. The Nationals plan to keep Lannan on his
current pitching schedule, starting once every five days. Lannan had
been in an uncertain role, the subject of trade rumors without a spot
for him in the rotation.

“I’m not thinking too much about it,” Lannan said. “I’m just going
from start to start, day to day, and everything is going to work out.”

Today, Lannan pitched four scoreless innings with 79 pitches, allowing
three hits and a walk while striking out two. Lannan had been having
trouble keeping his sinker down consistently in his previous spring
starts, but he had better control with the pitch today.

“It’s going to come along,” Lannan said. “I’m not expecting
magically to feel better right when spring training starts. As long
as I progress each outing and build off the outing, I should be okay.”

By Adam Kilgore | 05:42 PM ET, 03/21/2012


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