Nat's and O's - 2010 MLB Season

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by dmek25

why is he in the minors? whats the worse that could happen if he started in the majors? the Nats pitching is god awful. i say he should have started in the majors

It's mostly a financial decision. Holding Strasburg in the minors until a specified date (which the article states 20 days, so anytime after April 28th, most likely middle to the end of May) will allow the Nats to avoid salary arbitration and free agency one extra year. Plus this will give Strasburg some time to work out some issues he had in Spring Training, mainly his velocity from the stretch.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

It's mostly a financial decision. Holding Strasburg in the minors until a specified date (which the article states 20 days, so anytime after April 28th, most likely middle to the end of May) will allow the Nats to avoid salary arbitration and free agency one extra year. Plus this will give Strasburg some time to work out some issues he had in Spring Training, mainly his velocity from the stretch.

^What we said.