Strausburg Shenanigans

Phenom pitcher for the Washington Nationals Stephen Strausburg is starting to approach his innings limit for the season and questions surround Strausburg and the other decision makers in the clubhouse including coach Davey Johnson. This is Strausburg's first season after coming off a Tommy-John surgery  that he had last September to repair his elbow. Manager Johnson said that he plans on letting Strausburg pitch two more outings before shutting him down for the season and not allowing him to pitch throughout the playoffs. One of the most recognized agents Scott Boras was one of the reasons why this procedure is most likely going to be followed because he wants to prevent his client Strausburg from getting a career ending injury. Although the coaches and some doctors may say that this is the right thing to do for the Nationals ace pitcher for the long-term, I completely disagree with these actions. The Washington Nationals are currently in first place fighting for a playoff spot with one of the best teams in the National League. This may be one of the Nationals only chance to ever win a World Series and I think that they should go for the gold and keep Strausburg pitching if they want to achieve this goal. It is obvious his agent Scott Boras wants to shut him down so that he can stay healthy and later on get a long term contract with a team, but in the end it should be the players choice the end his season to protect himself or risk it in order to have the playoff experiences and a chance at receiving a ring.