The Strasburg Watch: Day 12

Lannan is their #1. Strasburg obviously is more talented but they're not gonna bring him in and make him the ace straight away. Nor should they. In fact it sounded like when they drafted him they weren't convinced he was Majors ready. Not that much of their staff is anyways.Tony Gwynn didn't really think to think so either, but he could've been trying to protect him in a way.

Tick tick tick....my guess is they get it done. The Nats need to get it done but i'd respect them if they made a good offer to SS even if he turned it down.

The Nats don't need to give this guy 50 million. Make him the highest paid draft pick and if he doesn't bite let him play in the independant league for a year or over in Japan. If he doesn't bite he's an idiot.

I feel like I'm waiting on the results of a paternity test.

For some reason, I don't see this happening...which is dumb on the Nats part, as they should have taken someone else if they weren't willing to give this guy the Moon...

For some reason, I don't see this happening...which is dumb on the Nats part, as they should have taken someone else if they weren't willing to give this guy the Moon...If they offered him, say, $21 million, which is double the previous record deal, and he passed saying that he wanted double that amount I can't blame the Nats. Yes, they knew it would probably take a record deal to land him, and it appears that they're willing to give him one but at a point it just becomes greed on the part of Strasburg and Boras.

Likewise, if Boras is really trying to use this situation to blow up the whole slotting process they Nats would be utterly screwing themselves in the long run for so many reasons. As of now they still have the worst record and a shot at getting the top pick next year (although they've been playing great ball so that could change) and Boras could again try to set a record for a position/power player like Bryce Harper. That would make two years in a row (3 in a row really) where the Nats would have to decide if taking the best player available is worth the risk of not signing him. Either way that's the case, but if they give into Boras's demands that's just another chip that he'll have in next year's negotiations.

For some reason, I don't see this happening...which is dumb on the Nats part, as they should have taken someone else if they weren't willing to give this guy the Moon...

Haven't they offered the moon? (Do they need to offer Jupiter too?)

Just heard on 980 that apparently the record offer they made was around $12 million. If that's the case I'll be pissed at the Nats.

We'll know if we get Strasburg in a little less than 4 hours.

I heard the most recent offer was 17M

Stupid need for sleep. There's a good chance I end up back here sometime around 1.