General manager Mike Rizzo said Thursday that Sykora likely won't be ready to pitch in games until May due to a hip injury, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Sykora has a 2.51 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 101:22 K:BB through 16 starts (68 innings) for Single-A Frederickburg.

Sykora has been sitting 96-97 mph with his fastball in camp, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.

Sykora received a $2.6 million signing bonus from the Nationals on Monday, well above the $1.02 million slot value for the 71st overall pick in the 2023 draft, Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post reports.

The Nationals have selected Sykora with the 71st overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft.