I never quite understand why teams do this:

The 22-year-old Strasburg will be on a 90-pitch limit for his return against the Marlins, and manager Jim Riggleman has modest expectations.

“I’m not really looking for him to go out there for the seventh inning,” Riggleman said before Saturday night’s game at Dodger Stadium. “If we were to get six innings out of him, that would be a huge step. If he got five, that would be a good number to build on for his next one.”

It’s fine to limit a pitcher, but why tell everyone? The team is still competing and trying to win games. The Marlins can now try to run Stephen Strasburg’s count high and get him out of the game early.

Florida can figure out he’s going to be limited. Why give them more information than they need?