I still don't understand why the Nats are still treating him with kid gloves.
1) He's 24, he's a full grown adult. He's not going to develop anymore physically speaking.
Unless he suddenly develops a 6 cheeseburger a day diet, he's going to be what he is, 6'2 220 lbs.
2) I am watching his mechanics, really watching, he's very sound mechanically. He doesn't have that Fernando cork screw type windup. He doesn't have that Timmy funky delivery, Stras is pretty fluid, there is no reason to believe going 200 or so innings will have any ill affect.
3) I 'get' why the Nats brass is babying him, he's the face of the franchise, well him and that over hyped Bryce Harper, but if you are going to baby him, and shave innings, why would the Nats send Stras out in the sixth inning of that clusterfuck of Braves game last week with a 9-0 lead.
If I'm Davey Johnson, I'm saying to Stras, "you got a gimme 'W' here, you went five full, got the 'W' the brass wants to save your arm, take a shower kid, great job"
If I'm saving inning, I'm not sending him out in the sixth, why? You are up 9-0.
Long story short, he starts the sixth, single, homer, single , double, then hooked.
The Nats aren't even babying him right. Didn't have to go 7 innings in the other Braves start, didn't have to to 7 innings in the Tampa start. if you are going to baby him, pitch him just five innings in blow outs, or 5-2 type games after five, let him go 8 innings in the games he needs to go 8 innings. Still averages out to 6.3 or so innings per start.
4) Kid is electric so far this game, 10 K's through 6, he's on cruise control.
He threw a 12 to 6 yakker to Wright that would have made Blyleven and Mussina proud. Down right professional, big league curve ball to one of the games elite hitter.
Pleasure watching him.
5) *off topic* Mets are so freaking done. They did it in the first half with pitching, the pitching has been exposed now, Dickey has landed to Earth, Santana is spent, the rest of the staff is just OK, the line up besides Wright is a collection of one or two tool players.
6) The Mets are imploding, LaRoche just hit his second space shuttle, moon shot homer in two days, Thole puts down a sign that the bench called, Byrdek shakes it off, doesn't like the pitch call, Thole puts the sign down again, shakes it off.... long story short, throws the pitch, LaRoche sends it to Neptune. Byrdek gets in Thole's face in the dugout, looks like they are going to rumble.......
7) Nats will go as far as their front line pitching will take them in October.
1) He's 24, he's a full grown adult. He's not going to develop anymore physically speaking.
Unless he suddenly develops a 6 cheeseburger a day diet, he's going to be what he is, 6'2 220 lbs.
2) I am watching his mechanics, really watching, he's very sound mechanically. He doesn't have that Fernando cork screw type windup. He doesn't have that Timmy funky delivery, Stras is pretty fluid, there is no reason to believe going 200 or so innings will have any ill affect.
3) I 'get' why the Nats brass is babying him, he's the face of the franchise, well him and that over hyped Bryce Harper, but if you are going to baby him, and shave innings, why would the Nats send Stras out in the sixth inning of that clusterfuck of Braves game last week with a 9-0 lead.
If I'm Davey Johnson, I'm saying to Stras, "you got a gimme 'W' here, you went five full, got the 'W' the brass wants to save your arm, take a shower kid, great job"
If I'm saving inning, I'm not sending him out in the sixth, why? You are up 9-0.
Long story short, he starts the sixth, single, homer, single , double, then hooked.
The Nats aren't even babying him right. Didn't have to go 7 innings in the other Braves start, didn't have to to 7 innings in the Tampa start. if you are going to baby him, pitch him just five innings in blow outs, or 5-2 type games after five, let him go 8 innings in the games he needs to go 8 innings. Still averages out to 6.3 or so innings per start.
4) Kid is electric so far this game, 10 K's through 6, he's on cruise control.
He threw a 12 to 6 yakker to Wright that would have made Blyleven and Mussina proud. Down right professional, big league curve ball to one of the games elite hitter.
Pleasure watching him.
5) *off topic* Mets are so freaking done. They did it in the first half with pitching, the pitching has been exposed now, Dickey has landed to Earth, Santana is spent, the rest of the staff is just OK, the line up besides Wright is a collection of one or two tool players.
6) The Mets are imploding, LaRoche just hit his second space shuttle, moon shot homer in two days, Thole puts down a sign that the bench called, Byrdek shakes it off, doesn't like the pitch call, Thole puts the sign down again, shakes it off.... long story short, throws the pitch, LaRoche sends it to Neptune. Byrdek gets in Thole's face in the dugout, looks like they are going to rumble.......
7) Nats will go as far as their front line pitching will take them in October.
