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re: National's decision to shut down Strasburg
Posted on 10/11/12 at 1:11 am to benhamin5555
Posted on 10/11/12 at 1:11 am to benhamin5555
I think it was unnecessary, and if they were going to have an inning limit on him, why didn't they skip some of his other starts throughout the season?
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 1:17 am to texastiger38
Basically, the Nationals did research on every young pitcher with arm issues and found that roughly 160 innings would be a good cap that would create the best combination of maximizing effectiveness and minimizing injury risk.
The constantly asked question is about skipping starts, but the Nationals' research found that skipping starts for rest was far more dangerous in terms of re-injury. Basically, every decision they made was done based off of empirical research and educated guesses.
It sure as hell was not a flawless process, but I commend them for trying to maximize arguably their greatest asset. The front office (and Vegas) has a far higher rate of future value where as most sports fans want immediate gratification.
The constantly asked question is about skipping starts, but the Nationals' research found that skipping starts for rest was far more dangerous in terms of re-injury. Basically, every decision they made was done based off of empirical research and educated guesses.
It sure as hell was not a flawless process, but I commend them for trying to maximize arguably their greatest asset. The front office (and Vegas) has a far higher rate of future value where as most sports fans want immediate gratification.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 9:00 am to texastiger38
If that was the plan on Feb 1st then why not wait and start his season in late May or early June and then he would have been available for the playoffs
If your going to make the decision at the beginning of the year it's simple, start his season later.
If your going to make the decision at the beginning of the year it's simple, start his season later.
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