Stephen Strasburg #1 overall?

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

It's not even a discussion, you take him, and you pay him whatever Boras wants. This guy is already better (by FAR) than any pitcher the Nationals have on their roster. He's as good as Cole Hamels right now, with a much higher ceiling.

It should not be understated how good this dude is. He could one day be the best pitcher baseball has EVER seen. At worst, he develops into Johan Santana. If you pass him up you're a fool.

Cost is not an issue. Besides, if it turns out you can't financially afford him, then trade him for an absurd number of prospects/players. The guy represents a chance to change the fortunes of the frachise.

schneed, come on. the guy has great POTENTIAL. that we agree on. but don't forget, he hasn't faced ONE major league hitter yet. but i do agree he already would be the Nat's best pitcher. what a sorry staff

[Redskins_P]

Originally Posted by dmek25

schneed, come on. the guy has great POTENTIAL. that we agree on. but don't forget, he hasn't faced ONE major league hitter yet. but i do agree he already would be the Nat's best pitcher. what a sorry staff

The starters aren't that bad (Daniel Cabrera being the exception, he sucks). They have some pretty decent young arms in Lannan, Zimmermann, Martis, and Scott Olsen to a certain extent. The problem with the Nationals is the bullpen. Its by far the worst in Baseball and it doesn't look like its going to get any better.

Its too bad because the offense is ranked pretty high in the NL in many categories (AVG, OBP, HRs). If the Nationals had, at the minimum, a mediocre bullpen, they would be playing .500 ball.

By adding Strasburg, I think the Nats would have one the brightest young pitching staffs....maybe even the best as far as potential goes.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Redskins_P

The starters aren't that bad (Daniel Cabrera being the exception, he sucks). They have some pretty decent young arms in Lannan, Zimmermann, Martis, and Scott Olsen to a certain extent. The problem with the Nationals is the bullpen. Its by far the worst in Baseball and it doesn't look like its going to get any better.

Its too bad because the offense is ranked pretty high in the NL in many categories (AVG, OBP, HRs). If the Nationals had, at the minimum, a mediocre bullpen, they would be playing .500 ball.

By adding Strasburg, I think the Nats would have one the brightest young pitching staffs....maybe even the best as far as potential goes.

If only we were average

[Redskins_P]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If only we were average

Yeah I saw that the other day. Crazy isn't it? Do you think they need to get rid of Manny?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by dmek25

schneed, come on. the guy has great POTENTIAL. that we agree on. but don't forget, he hasn't faced ONE major league hitter yet. but i do agree he already would be the Nat's best pitcher. what a sorry staff

No it's not just potential, the guy is already a legit major league pitcher. Take a look at the article, there are scouts saying he's already better than AJ Burnett.

He regularly throws 100mph, topping out at 103. His pitches have wicked movement, and he can pull the string with a changeup at least as well as Hamels can. And it's not like he's wild, the guy has a K rate of more than 2 per inning for a reason, he gets the ball over the plate.

He'll come right in and light the league up. There's never been more of a sure thing for baseball's #1 pick, at least not in my memory.