Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg claimed just before the regular season that he planned on including a newly developed slider into his repertoire. But he has since abandoned it. He has not used it at all in his last four starts.
"He feels uncomfortable with the slider," catcher Wilson Ramos told the Washington Post. He said he doesn't want to throw it. He stays with his best pitches."
Strasburg hasn't missed it. He has yielded just seven earned runs in 27 1/3 innings during those four starts. He has walked just four and struck out 21.