This is what Verducci wrote today at si.com:
1. Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg will be shut down after two or three more starts. GM Mike Rizzo admirably will stick to his plan to protect the future of the franchise and the health and earning power of Strasburg. (Mark Prior, the prequel to Strasburg without an innings limit, wound up making $12.8 million in the big leagues because of injuries, or about half of what Joe Blanton has made to date in his nine seasons.)
Rizzo could have been more creative about managing Strasburg's innings in the second half to get him into October, but Strasburg isn't Justin Verlander, either, especially this deep into the year. He has thrown six innings or less in 21 of his 26 starts, never seen the eighth inning this year and in his past 12 starts is 6-5 with a 3.80 ERA. His team is 6-6 in those 12 starts.
I’m sure they forgot the last line where he ends it with “The Nationals shouldn’t just shut him down but should DFA his sorry ass!”
