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re: National's decision to shut down Strasburg
Posted on 10/11/12 at 1:17 am to texastiger38
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.
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 1:24 am to Vicks Kennel Club
I saw that there was a pitcher on Atlanta that was in the same situation as Strasburg. What Atlanta did though was start him in the bullpen, then move him to the rotation so they could use him the whole year. I forgot his name and someone can correct me if i'm wrong, but that seemed like a much better strategy.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:32 am to Vicks Kennel Club
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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.
Right, so starting him in the bullpen, or just starting his season later would've made a lot of sense. But instead they threw him opening night...
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