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[Heels1989]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Stephen Strasburg, RHP, Nationals (Triple-A Syracuse)

Wednesday's stats: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K

It's a waste of time to talk about how well Strasburg pitched, and it's a waste of time to act like him delivering six no-hit innings has any effect on his big league timetable, which remains on course for an early June debut. We can have fun with numbers, though--and share that so far, opposing batters are 14-for-116 (.121) against Strasburg, with two doubles, eight walks and 40 strikeouts. My favorite split? Batters leading off an inning against the uber-prospect are 0-for-31. It's really all the fun we can have at this point. You know, other than watching him pitch.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=10863

Missed this from a couple of weeks ago. Got my Strasburg jerseys all set, both home and away.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Heels1989

Missed this from a couple of weeks ago. Got my Strasburg jerseys all set, both home and away.

June 8th

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

June 8th

Pretty nice that they are taking him from AAA to AAAA by feeding him the Pirates and their .237 team batting average.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Pretty nice that they are taking him from AAA to AAAA by feeding him the Pirates and their .237 team batting average.

Don't tell the Cubs that the Pirates suck. They are now 1-6 against them this season.

Honestly the Nationals seem to be making all the right moves with SS including bringing him up to face some of the weaket lineups in baseball for his first 6 or 7 starts. They resisted the pressure to start the season with him, effectively buying time and getting another year of control over his contract situation. They also have seemingly brought him up the ladder rapid enough to let him get some experience without too much stress. He will have plenty of that once he gets to the majors as he is going to be expected to pitch better than any other rookie maybe ever has. That isn't saying that he will or wont but the expectation levels for this guy are extreme.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Don't tell the Cubs that the Pirates suck. They are now 1-6 against them this season.

Honestly the Nationals seem to be making all the right moves with SS including bringing him up to face some of the weaket lineups in baseball for his first 6 or 7 starts. They resisted the pressure to start the season with him, effectively buying time and getting another year of control over his contract situation. They also have seemingly brought him up the ladder rapid enough to let him get some experience without too much stress. He will have plenty of that once he gets to the majors as he is going to be expected to pitch better than any other rookie maybe ever has. That isn't saying that he will or wont but the expectation levels for this guy are extreme.

Yeah, I originally gave him 8 starts before his arm falls off. They've done a good job, he might make it to his third season before it falls off. Either way it was happening at some point.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Yeah, I originally gave him 8 starts before his arm falls off. They've done a good job, he might make it to his third season before it falls off. Either way it was happening at some point.

Why would you say that? The guy has flawless mechanics. And he is not a Met. 2 positive attributes

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Why would you say that? The guy has flawless mechanics. And he is not a Met. 2 positive attributes

The human body isn't designed to throw over 100 mph and he was doing it at a young age, the perfect recipe for injury.