Nationals make offer to Stephen Strasburg
by Eli Greenspan on Aug 15, 2009 1:35 PM EDT
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PrintThomas Boswell of the Washington Post is reporting that the Nationals have made a record-setting contract offer to their first round draft pick Stephen Strasburg. The Nationals met with Strasburg in California last week to discuss a possible contract, so a contract offer now suggests that talks are positive and ongoing.
The Nationals have offered No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg the largest contract ever for a pitcher taken in the amateur draft, according to industry sources. Their proposed deal is worth more than Mark Prior's $10.5-million contract in 2001 and has been on the table for some time.
Strasburg has been acclaimed as the best amateur pitcher in the draft's history after going 13-1 with a 1.32 ERA and 195 strike outs in 15 games this past season for San Diego State. His 100 mph fastball combined with 92 mph slider makes for a devastating combo, which should only get better with more experience.
The contract should be in the range of 15-17 million dollars. While it is a huge risk to sign someone to that money having never pitched at the professional level, they just lost their top pitching prospect in Jordan Zimmerman to reconstructive elbow surgery and now need a potential number one starter for the future.
The Nationals have until the Monday night deadline, which the Boras camp will likely push to the final minutes.
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They will sign him
but I think it will be way too much. no one should be getting major league dollars out of collegge
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i agree
i agree. John kruk said on baseball tonight that no player should be able to retire before throwing a pitch at the professional level. I think a slot system is necessary, but likely won’t ever happen.
what do you guys think? slot system or no?
Slot system
I think having a slot system with no salary cap is somewhat hypocritical but I think draft picks should be tradeable. And I do believe Strasburg will sign for 20-25 mill.
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Current system does need to change
Slot system without a salary cap is a bit silly, but it’s better than nothing. Then guys who would be drafted top 3 on talent won’t go 10+ due to signing concerns. That said, the biggest problem is in the lack of a salary cap and the huge discrepancy between big market and small market teams. Why not just follow NCAA and call 1/2 the teams MLB-AAAA?
That said, the initial signing bonus for a player is the only significant money they’ll see for many years. Even after they make the show, they still earn near minimum even if they’re among the best/better players in the game (see Lincecum, Sandoval, Matt Kemp, Mark Reynolds, Adam Jones, Jurrjens, Billingsley, Kershaw, etc). The baseball career isn’t as short as the pro football career, but with the risk of injuries, especially with pitchers, it certainly makes sense to try to get as much up front as possible.
Is giving a Straburg $20M guaranteed any worse than giving Barry Zito $126M?
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