The Strasburg Watch: Day 12

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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

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.