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at this point.  And like Doc says looking to save a FA year six years from now on a pitcher is folly.  Dont you think the national fans wish they had those 2-3 months of healthy Strasburg mowing down mlbers insteady of minor leaguers?  Yeah the Nationals were going no where last year, who cares, baseball is for fun.  Now whoppie the Nationals saved a seventh year, at least 2 of which Stras will be recovering from tommy john surgry, and may never be the same again (Jesse Foppert anyone?).  They screwed there fans out of an extra couple months of Stras awesomeness for what now?  And the injury REEKS of karma ;)
But the more serious point is that Pineda NEEDS to be up here learning how to get major leaguers out so that next year or 2013 he is ready to be Ace #2 for a pennet chasing team!  Being in AAA he is learning nothing about the MLB, adding the extra year really doesnt get you much with picthers AND it robs us, the fans, of some real joy!  I say Jackie Z made a GREAT decision!