Easy does it: MLB pitchers prepare for usual 162-game grind

FILE - Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, right, walks with a member of the training staff as he heads to the dugout after leaving the game during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, in this Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, file photo. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that Strasburg “is in preparation mode not in rehabilitation mode” at spring training after having surgery in 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo, New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Port St. Lucie, Fla. MLB pitchers are eager to fire some fastballs and spin a few breaking balls now that a semi-normal spring training has started. Coaches and executives are trying to make sure everyone stays healthy. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais walks on the field at a "summer camp" baseball workout on their ballpark field in Seattle. MLB pitchers are eager to fire some fastballs and spin a few breaking balls now that a semi-normal spring training has started. Coaches and executives are trying to make sure everyone stays healthy. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)