Nats offer to Strasburg is *roughly* $20 million

[Morgan423]

He would be an idiot to turn down 17 million guaranteed dollars.

Any team that picks him up afterward would not only have to run him through a physical but also have him psychologically screened for mental illnesses! :eektf:

[ejf1025]

It is, to a degree. The union is made up of professional baseball players and is dominated by Major League baseball players. The union represents their interests. They really don't care that much about the concerns of current high schoolers and collegians.

Fine. But this is not a system the Union called for, at best it is negligible to them. When I read it helps veterans, it makes it sound like the union supports this. They may have bigger fish to fry, but this is clearly put in place by owners to keep players under control.

[waroriole]

Yes, and if someone didn't want that wage or thought they were worth more they could seek employment elsewhere and begin work immediately.

If amateur players don't agree, they have to sit out for a year and then come back and be subject to the exact same problem. Over and over.

Yeah, baseball has always had anti-trust exemptions, right or wrong. I personally don't have a problem with it. They could however choose to play baseball somewhere else, Japan, Caribbean, Mexico etc. If enough did it then maybe they would have that option of playing baseball and making a decent living.

[geschinger]

Yeah, baseball has always had anti-trust exemptions, right or wrong. I personally don't have a problem with it. They could however choose to play baseball somewhere else, Japan, Caribbean, Mexico etc. If enough did it then maybe they would have that option of playing baseball and making a decent living.

The anti-trust exemption isn't really a factor. It's been well established that drafts are a legitmate mechanism for an entity to distribute talent that chooses to join that entity. Other industries / leagues without antitrust exemptions have drafts that have survived legal challenges. Like it or hate it, it has been established as being a legitimate tool for organizations to distribute incoming talent.

[blanksedwin]

How soon is Stras in the majors if he signs this huge deal? Does he make the team out of spring training? I know I'd want to get a return on my investment real quick.

[PitchingWins]

How soon is Stras in the majors if he signs this huge deal? Does he make the team out of spring training? I know I'd want to get a return on my investment real quick.

I say they play the service clock...

[Remember The Alomar]

I say they play the service clock...

If I deal gets done it will be a ML contract.

[JTrea81]

According to Fangraphs, Prior was worth much more than the Cubs payed him.

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=301&position=P#value

And where is Prior now?

Strasburg will be out of baseball within 6 years he's under team control. Book it.

[MisterCrash]

Players that are consensus elites, clearly the #1 in the draft, have a great track record, be they hitters or pitchers, HS or college. I would absolutely pay him huge money. The Orioles were willing to pay Wieters, why wouldn't they pay Strasburg?

[MisterCrash]

And man, reading through this thread, people are just making up stuff to put down Strasburg, or argue why he shouldn't get paid that kind of money.

[cmcgarvey]

via Twitter: Aaron Fitt reports Strasburg signs. MLB deal worth $15.67 million over 4 years.

I can't even log into Baseball America right now due to traffic.

[Conway12]

Yep, the nats got it done, ESPN just reported it, good for them, they needed something to go right. Still a ridiculous amount for someone who has not seen a professional field

[NaptownOfan]

Yep, the nats got it done, ESPN just reported it, good for them, they needed something to go right. Still a ridiculous amount for someone who has not seen a professional field

Agreed, but compared to what the PED Sox put out for Dice-K, it might be worth it.

[wickedwitch]

via Twitter: Aaron Fitt reports Strasburg signs. MLB deal worth $15.67 million over 4 years.

I can't even log into Baseball America right now due to traffic.

No surprise.

Congrats to the Nats and Strasburg. I can't wait to see him pitch next season.

[Mackus]

Yeah there was just no way he was gonna turn down record money. Good move for the Nats, not a ridiculous amount of money it shatters the record but doesn't double or triple it.

I wonder if this has any sort of clause where the Nats will call him up this year. They've done that sort of thing before, and I wouldn't be surprised if Boras pushed for something like that just so he can get Strasburg's service clock running.