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2009
Strasburg Looking For $50 Million Bucks
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According to MLB.com and SI.com, Scott Boras is seeking a $50 million dollar deal for the potential number one pick in this years Amateur Draft, Stephen Strasburg.
Jon Heyman writes,
“Baseball people who have spoken to Strasburg’s adviser, Scott Boras, say they believe that’s the figure Boras has in mind for Strasburg, the San Diego State pitcher some are calling a once-in-a-decade talent.”
The huge sum of money, which would more than quadruple Mark Prior’s $10.5 million haul from the Cubs in 2001, would come in the form of a six-year contract, according to SI.com, making it a similar deal to that of Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka, who signed for six years and $52 million after the Red Sox had paid a $51 million posting fee for Dice-K to leave Japan.
Heyman talked to Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten, whose club has the No. 1 pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, and Kasten wouldn’t name names when asked whom the team plans to pick.
“We intend to take the best player; we know what No. 1s get and we intend to sign that player,” Kasten said before adding, “No one’s situation is going to change the industry.”
Strasburg plays for San Diego State and is 5-0 this season. He has produced double-digit strikeouts in all six starts and now has 88 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings. His fastball has been clocked regularly at 99-102 mph, and he throws a plus slider and a wicked plus change-up.
Once he latches onto a Major League team, he is so polished that most scouts expect him to make the jump to the majors in very short order.
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Somebody, perhaps it was Buster Olney, said that some scouts think Strasburg is better than AJ Burnett- right now! Wow.
I think the Nats have to be willing to sign this guy. They have a much improved offense, and a stud pitcher could make a big difference, and they’ve shown a willingness to spend money. I wonder if Selig will have a problem with Boras asking so much for a draft pick. Daisuke was already a professional. Plus, being a client of Bora$, it’s gonna be tough trying to keep him when he does become a FA. You just know the Yankees will do all they can do snatch him up.
50 million for a kid who has never pitched to a professional hitter. Good luck with that!
Even if the Nats can’t afford him, they have 2 top 10 picks this year. Still, he’s not getting 50 mil.
the kid seems to be the real deal but you never know for sure…its crazy to pay a guy 50 mil dollars and he has never thrown a pitch in the big leagues…scott boras is also exagerating, but at the end watch him get those 50 mil for the kid..this is bad for the game though…mlb should have a salary cap on these kind of things. if strasburg is really that good then he’ll get his money in the future when he proves himself..otherwise he shouldnt command that amount boras is looking for.
No way this kid get #50 million. No team is going to risk being stuck with that kind of tab when he could pull a “Brien Taylor” and never sniff the big leagues.
Boras is doing whats best for his clients, and that’s his job, but he needs to be realistic. What’s he gonna do? Go pitch against scrubs for the St. Paul Saints? Just take a decent offer from a club and earn your big payday, like everyone else!
Real Baseball Intelligence (RBI), a leading resource in the evaluation of amateur baseball talent and draft coverage, has ranked Stephen Strasburg the #1 prospect for the 2009 MLB Draft. View his free scouting report (with video) at withthefirstpick.net/stephen-strasburg
Every transaction needs two sides, so Boras might be compelled to try something creative to get an owner, probably Lerner of Washington, involved. His lure might be a hybrid contract. Stephen Strasburg would get an unconditional $25-$30 Mil contract with a contingency back end. If Strasburg is on the major league roster in Year Four, he would get another $10 Mil base. Maybe ditto for Year Five. The base number would be negotiable upward just like any other performance based contract.