Four hours to go
Four hours to go before Nationals fans can either rejoice because the organization shelled out enough money to sign right-hander Stephen Strasburg or slam their heads into a brick wall and wonder why they couldn't get the kid with golden arm to sign on the dotted line.
I'm here at Nationals Park with a handful of other media waiting for word, which I suspect won't happen until 11:59 p.m., one way or another.
Even if the deal is finalized, I don't anticipate the team, either president Stan Kasten and/or acting GM Mike Rizzo, will have reaction until after midnight.
While sitting here in the press box, ESPN's Peter Gammons said that all of the Top 10 picks have signed except for Strasburg, even though they haven't been announced just yet.
I guess Scott Boras, Strasburg's advisor, now can give the Nationals his undivided attention since he also represents six other first-rounders.
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No reason to bang our heads. Scott Boras is a complete loser, and Strasburg is a victim (somewhat, since he did hire Boras). The Nats simply got railed by having to deal with Boras the jackass. No one can blame the Nats management, they put a boat load of money up for an unproven talent and by just doing that showed some major cojones. In my view they could have offered $11 million and been completely justified.
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I agree with you on the amount, but isn't that what Boras gets paid to do? If your kid was a top prospect, you'd hire him. I know I would.
The Nationals knew that Boras represented this kid before they drafted him. They knew it would take an unusually large bunch of money to sign him. If they are unwilling to put up the money to sign their own draft picks year after year, for whatever reason, perhaps it's time to sell out to a more competent ownership group.
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You bring up a good point, but how much is too much? $13 mil, $15, $20? I don't think it's about the ownership group. Not many teams would pony up that kind of cash, especially the teams that consistenly have the worst records, i.e. Pitt, KC, the Nats. This is why MLB should change the draft rules and allow teams to trade picks.