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09/01/08 3:10 PM ET
Prospect Zimmermann won't join Nats
Talented right-hander to be shut down with biceps tendinitis
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
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But the Nationals decided not to call Zimmermann up this month because of the amount of innings he threw and the biceps tendinitis he suffered in early August. Before the injury, the Nationals were thinking about putting Zimmermann in their rotation.
"We felt it was better that we handle him like we did with John Lannan, where we shut him down," general manager Jim Bowden said. "Jordan will be in big league camp. He has a chance to make our rotation out of Spring Training."
Zimmermann, 22, was the Nationals' second-round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
