So lets say in 162 games he had 35 starts. Then lets say there are another 5 starts for him in the playoffs & WS. So in 40 starts, the Nats could have limited his innings pitched to 4-5 innings per game to reach 180 innings. The Nationals are smart enough they could have seen that at the beginning of the season. So there is a reason why they didn't limit him to 4-5 innings per game. Maybe more starts at shorter length was more stressful on his arm and the number of starts was a limiting factor as well. Maybe stress on the bullpen. But whatever the reason, just accept he won't pitch in the playoffs this year.
Thankfully it's a message board... and when we're not being called idiots... we're allowed to express our displeasure with a situation that some of us saw as preventable.
It may be unavoidable now... but that doesn't mean we have to stop discussing why it shouldn't have gotten to this point, in the first place.
