Right handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg went to see a orthopedist in Washington yesterday reports Bill Ladson of MLB.com. It was a routine checkup on his right elbow and according to Ladson “was found to be sound.”

Strasburg’s next step on his road to recovery would be to throw off a mound, and Nationals GM, Mike Rizzo, said that could happen “any day.”

The right hander hopes to be ready to pitch in September, but no official timetable for his return has been set.

Strasburg was shelved in August 2010 after recurring right shoulder problems.  The team announced shortly thereafter that Strasburg would undergo surgery that would remove him from play for 12 to 18 months.

He made 12 starts in his Major League debut in 2010 and went 5-3 with a 2.91 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 68 innings.

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