athbloggs.blogspot.com - 7/25/2009
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The Washington Nationals have roughly 24 days remaining to sign Stephen Strasburg , the pitcher they selected first overall in the June draft. As negotiations intensify in the coming weeks, the team's efforts to sign the high-profile pitcher could be undermined by several high-profile ...
It's time to $hit or get off the pot
athbloggs.blogspot.com 7/21/2009 — Just when you think the season couldn’t get much worse for the Washington Nationals, their fans (those left) will wake up today and realize there are only four weeks left to d-day. That’s right, the Nationals front office, which has apparently not even made contact with Stephen Strasburg’s ...
Strasburg, The Nats, and Game Theory
baseballanalysts.com 8/18/2009 — Last night, the big news around the baseball world was the Nationals coming to an agreement with Stephen Strasburg, the most touted college pitcher in perhaps the history of the draft. For those still waking up, Strasburg signed a foul-year deal worth $15.1 million, making him the richest ...
Stephen Strasburg: "I haven't heard from the Nationals"
bases.newsvine.com 7/15/2009 — That sound you hear is either the Nats screwing up the most important thing in the history of their franchise or Scott Boras screwing up Stephen Strasburg's career. Hard to tell which it is, really. Tom Boswell, who caught up with Strasburg in St. ...
Are the Nationals trying to steal too many bases?
thenatsblog.com 8/13/2009 —
The Washington Nationals box score tonight was nothing out of the ordinary.
The Nationals had a lot of hits, left a lot of runners on, and quite frankly the team got outscored. Unfortunately another eye-sore which I have seen pop up all to often in the Nats box score showed up yet again ...
Who Is To Blame For Strasburg Talks: Strasburg, Boras, Or Nats?
bleacherreport.com 8/13/2009 — On June 9th, 2009, the Washington Nationals made the obvious choice, selecting San Diego State right handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg. Now, just because they selected him doesn't mean they could pencil him in as one of their minor league starting ...
Across the Affiliates 08/17/09
natsfarm.com 8/17/2009 — Today is the big day. Some time over the next 15 plus hours, we will find out if the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg will agree on a contract or whether the Nationals will have to settle for the 1A in 2010.
My gut feeling is that a deal will get done. Both sides have too much [...]
Nats’ Draft Now A Success
centerfieldgate.com 8/18/2009 — The details of the Strasburg signing are now becoming known. The San Diego State righthander has signed a four year contract for a total $15.1 million guaranteed, with a $7.5 million bonus and $7.6 million in salary. The contract includes a number of unreported incentives. There are unconfirmed ...
Padres 6, Nationals 2 —
NYT > Baseball 7/25/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rookie Mat Latos pitched into the sixth inning to notch his first career victory, light-hitting Luis Rodriguez homered and matched a career high with three RBIs and the San Diego Padres snapped their five-game skid with a 6-2 win ...
Latos, Rodriguez help Padres end five-game skid —
Examiner Sports 7/25/2009
Rookie Mat Latos pitched into the sixth inning to notch his first career victory, light-hitting Luis Rodriguez homered and matched a career high with three RBIs and the San Diego Padres snapped their five-game skid with a 6-2 win over the Washington ...
Tonight's Lineups —
Nationals Journal 7/25/2009
San Diego Gwynn - 8 Cabrera - 6 Gonzalez - 3 Kouzmanoff - 5 Headley - 7 Macias - 9 Rodriguez - 4 Lobaton - 2 Stauffer - 1 Washington Morgan - 8 Guzman - 6 Zimmerman - 5 Dunn - 7 Johnson - 3 Willingham - 9 Belliard - 4 Nieves - 2 Martin - 1