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Stephen Strasburg completed one of the greatest pitching years in college baseball history, and on Tuesday, he is the presumptive No. 1 choice for the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft. For months now, Strasburg’s agent–errrrr-advisor Scott Boras has been floating a dollar total needed to sign Strassy: $50 million.
What would that do to baseball’s salary structure? Does the game need to change how they pay their newly drafted players? How will a prolonged negotiation affect Strasburg as he enters the majors?
The 619 Sports team of Craig and Chris bandy about these topics in this
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Craig Elsten and Chris Ello are 619 Sports personalities and will be contributing regularly to SDNN. For more, visit www.619Sports.net.
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