Stephen Strasburg

Put on your imaginary general manager hat for a moment (you know you have one) and ponder this tantalizing hypothetical: Matt Harvey of the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg are both available for the taking.

Whom do you take?

There isn't really a wrong answer. They're two of the top young aces in baseball. And despite a few warts—largely related to injuries—they're both studs you'd build a franchise around.

Stephen Strasburg has endured a difficult season for the Washington Nationals, and it doesn't appear like it's going to get better anytime soon, as he was lifted from a start against the Miami Marlins on Sunday with a back injury, per Chase Hughes of CSN.

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The Washington Nationals needed something.

Some sort of a boost, a spark, whatever, but it had to be the kind of performance that kick-started their stalling, sputtering second half. Because as things stood going into Saturday night, Washington was a flailing club in danger of falling out of arm’s reach of the rival, first-place New York Mets.

The Washington Nationals activated ace Stephen Strasburg off the disabled list Friday after more than a month on the shelf due to a strained left oblique, and he twirled a gem Saturday evening in his first MLB start since July 4. 

Stephen Strasburg's difficult year for the Washington Nationals got a little more harsh, as the right-hander left Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants with a side injury.

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See if this sounds familiar: A young power pitcher has a career year for a division-winning National League club. The next season, however, his performance drops off precipitously, injuries bite and the hand-wringing begins.

2015 has been a year to forget for Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, and his season took a turn for the worse Friday night. Strasburg exited the team's game against the Cincinnati Reds with a neck injury after just one full inning, and he's since been placed on the disabled list. 

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SAN DIEGO — Smoke still pouring into the desert sky from the Diamondbacks’ scorching of Stephen Strasburg the other day, the Nationals nevertheless remain white-hot.

But (whisper voice here) might they be, you know, finally ready to give up on Strasburg given his current 6.06 ERA and 1.71 WHIP while coming off statistically the worst start of his career (eight runs, seven earned in 3.1 innings)?

Although the Washington Nationals added starting pitcher Max Scherzer in the offseason, Stephen Strasburg is a key member of the team's starting rotation and an expected front-line starter. Losing him is one of the last things the team needs, but Strasburg suffered a shoulder injury Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to the visiting Miami Marlins.

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The signing of free agent Max Scherzer to a seven-year, $210 million contract improved the Washington Nationals’ starting rotation from arguably the best to undoubtedly the best in baseball.