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 More Nationals NewsNationals LinksAs a free agent, some estimate that Stephen Strasburg could garner something approaching $100 million, even though he yet hasn't pitched at any level above the Mountain West Conference. Strasburg's agent ScottBoras is expected to use Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka, who received $52 million from Boston after the Red Sox paid a $51 million posting fee as the model. Strasburg could also threaten to play for an independent team in a more typical play. "If they don't take [Strasburg] and sign him, they might as well give up,'' the owner of one competing team said. "You'd have to wonder why they're in business. He's got them by the [gonads].'' |
