What a difference a day makes.
Or in the case of the Washington Nationals, two years make.
In September of the 2012 season, the Nats brain trust — in a heavily scrutinized and much criticized move — shut down pitching wunderkind Stephen Strasburg as he approached a predetermined 170 innings-pitched limit.
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