Ryan Zimmerman Not Showing Much Progress

The encouraging news about Ryan Zimmerman’s return might have been somewhat premature. Nationals beat writer Mark Zuckerman just tweeted this:

Ryan Zimmerman played catch for only a few minutes today. #Nats aren’t giving timetable but sure looks like he won’t be back for awhile.

The Nats recently fell into last place, and have gotten virtually nothing from fill-ins Jerry Hairston and Alex Cora. What’s really a shame is that Zimmerman was off to an amazing start before hitting the DL with the abdominal strain.

Oh well, it’s not like the Nationals were really going to win anything this season, and maybe they’ll wind up with another fantastic draft pick next summer. At this point, all that really matters is getting Zimmerman completely healthy, and eventually getting him locked into a deal that ensures his presence when Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg are ready to take the Nationals to the next level.