Mike Rizzo曾於受訪時表示，2012球季160局限制純係報派，會視小史的狀況決定:
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Nationals GM Mike Rizzo says Stephen Strasburg’s 160 innings limit is a media creation

"Look, the media put (the 160-innings limit) out there, not me." Rizzo said.
"It probably comes from what Jordan Zimmermann pitched last year.

"I don't have a specific pitch count in my mind, a specific innings count
in my mind. I am going to refer to my experience as a farm director, as a player
development guy, and knowing his body. In conjunction with Davey Johnson and
(pitching coach) Steve McCatty, when we feel he's had enough, we're going to shut
him down."