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Cole has chance to help fill void left by Stras
- Updated: September 9, 2016
WASHINGTON — With Stephen Strasburg sidelined indefinitely thanks to a strained flexor mass in his right arm, it increases the importance of the Nationals’ young starters — the top prospects, Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez; the currently rehabbing Joe Ross; and Thursday’s starter, A.J. Cole.
Cole has had the least amount of fanfare of the quartet, although he is rated the Nationals’ No.13 prospect by MLBPipeline.com, but lately he has been the most effective, despite allowing four runs in five innings in the Nationals’ 4-1 loss to the Phillies on Thursday.
“Well, there’s always a guy that slides in under the radar,” manager Dusty Baker said prior to the game. “Sometimes you don’t know who’s going to be the man, and who’s not.”
Cole was the victim of one bad inning …
