I was okay with the shutdown because it was the best thing for Strasburg. Also it was easy to see that he was running on empty at the end of the year.
Yeah, I am still ok with it given he medical advice availability and doing the right thing by the player and the long term franchise. Also, saw him fading down the stretch anyway.
Also, given that there are no such things and jinxes, baseball gods, curses, etc. none of that talk is worth considering. Winning it all takes a lot of things to go right. I didn't think they had it in them last year anyway, but you have to decide how much risk you take on. No guarantees of winning divsions every year, but you can do things to put yourself in the position to pull it off. That's a matter of investment. Once in the playoffs, it comes down to some luck and who gets hot at the right time. Last year, Detwiler was the pitcher that made the other starters look like bums. So you never know.