Jayson Stark polled GMs about Stephen Strasburg's trade value, if the Nationals were able to deal him. One NL executive, of a high-payroll team, had just about zero interest. "I don't know that I'd be willing to give up centerpiece players until one of these once-in-a-lifetime pitchers actually proves to be a once-in-a-lifetime pitcher," he said. "Now if you were talking about a Matt Wieters-type [position player] instead of a pitcher, I'd be inclined to give up more than I would for a pitcher who I've never seen take the ball every five days." The executive spoke for other people in the MLB as well. "I keep hearing people say he could be your second or third starter in the major leagues right now," the exec said of Strasburg. "Well, I heard that about David Price, too. And David Price had a full year in the minor leagues, and he's still scuffling in the big leagues. So am I going to trade centerpiece guys off my major league team right now for a guy who probably isn't going to realistically help you until two years down the road? "And even if we're just talking about prospects, I'm not sure I'd want to trade my one or two best centerpiece prospects for a Cy Young award winner. So am I going to want to do it for a guy who's never thrown a professional pitch? I don't know." "I see no way you'd give up an everyday, impact, big league player," said another executive. "You'd be crazy to risk that for a kid who's never played [professional baseball]. Let's say they're talking to the Orioles about Adam Jones. I'll ask you this: If you put Adam Jones back in the draft right now, who would go No. 1 -- him or Strasburg? I'd say Adam Jones. So no way you're giving up an Adam Jones for this kid. But obviously, I know what Adam Jones is now. And I think I know what he's going to be. I don't know what Stephen Strasburg is going to be."