Nationals' Max Scherzer: May not be ready for Opening Day

Scherzer (knuckle) would not commit to being ready for Opening Day, the Washington Post's Chelsea Janes reports.

Analysis:

The stress fracture in the knuckle of his right ring finger is healed, but he is still experiencing symptoms. Scherzer played catch Thursday and has already been throwing tennis and lacrosse balls this winter, but only moved up to throwing a baseball this week. Cautious owners may want to downgrade the Nationals' ace ever so slightly until we get a more positive report on his status for the start of the season.