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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe
I'm not entirely disagreeing with the notion of shutting Strasburg down. I have more of an issue with shutting him down for the playoffs. As has been noted, there's no guarantee that the Nats will make the playoffs next year, much less 2014 and beyond.
Shut Strasburg down for September. The Nats have a deep enough staff and a comfortable enough lead that they should make the playoffs without him. But in playoff series, where pitching is extremely important, it seems to be contrary to the point of the sport to intentionally withhold players that give you a better chance to win a championship. And who gives you a better chance to win a playoff game, Strasburg or Ross Detwiler? I know who I'd rather go with.
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Yeah. I know they had no way of knowing how well they would be doing this year when Spring Training came around but, I wonder why they did not think about starting his season later than Opening Day so he could be available all year?
Or, as you pointed out, why not sit him every few starts to keep him longer?
Hell, I dunno. Rizzo and Johnson are the pros.
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