Don't Look Now, But Strasburg is Headed to the DL

I hate to say I told you so, but...well, I didn't necessarily predict a DL stint, but thought people should hold off before praising Strasburg as fervently as they have been. Although it turns out the praise to this point has been warranted.
He's struck out 75 in only 54 1/3 innings, has won five of his nine starts, and is currently sitting on a stellar 2.32 ERA. And perhaps most important, has surrendered only fifteen walks.
There's no question Strasburg is already one of the premier pitchers in baseball. His ability to throw 100 mph, coupled with nasty movement and control, make him a pitcher capable of dominating the league for the next ten years.
For reference, Carlos Marmol is unhittable. Stephen Strasburg reminds me of Marmol, except he's a starter, and has superb control of his pitches. Enough said.
Strasburg skipped his scheduled start Tuesday, and has now been placed on the 15 day DL. He experienced shoulder soreness during his bullpen session, which was later diagnosed as inflammation in his pitching shoulder, and serious enough to land him on the DL. Strasburg said he's had a history of shoulder soreness since college, and it's nothing to be alarmed about.
I don't know about that. Mark Prior was the last can't miss pitching prospect expected to dominate the league for a decade. I followed Prior very closely and remember specifically his slew of shoulder problems starting in 2006 and eventually leading to two different shoulder surgeries in 2007 and 2008.
While Prior's mechanics were considered flawless at the time, experts on pitching mechanics were forced to reexamine his delivery after witnessing his injury plagued career. They found that he put more stress on his throwing shoulder than was originally thought.
I'm no expert on pitching mechanics, but I worry the same might be true of Strasburg's delivery.
To put things in perspective, Strasburg was expected to be shut down early this year anyway. Including his time in the minors this year, Strasburg has already pitched 109 2/3 innings, equalling his total last year at San Diego State. The Nationals planned on shutting him down at the 160 IP mark.
As a sports fan, I hope this is only a blip on his career radar. Maybe he will return good as new from his DL stint and continue to dominate the league like nothing happened. However, I hope the Nationals take a closer look at his mechanics and figure out if something is wrong. The last thing the MLB needs is for its two biggest pitching prospects of the last 20 years to bow out early because of injuries.