We have almost reached June of the 2010, and the only thing now stopping the Washington Nationals bringing up Steven Strasburg is their own greed.
But on June 8th the kid they nicknamed " TheWashington Monument" will finally arrive.
He has regularly hit 100 mph on the gun, so my guess is the Nats will watch his pitch counts, and his innings, because nobody expects him to maintain that speed at his age. Because he is the franchise, at least until the Nats draft Bryce Harper and arrives next June, then they'll share the spotlight. Who knows, these 2 kids might be the "battery of the decade", and both have All Star potential.
Nationals president Stan Kasten was on the local radio arm of the Rogers empire and discussed the long term agenda for Strasburg , and he had this to say,
" he go a maximum of 150 to 160 innings, and that includes the 50 he has thrown in the minors so far, so we're looking for him to throw 100 ish innings in the majors. That's what we expect "
Up until June, if the Nats had brought up their phenom pitcher, he would have started his arbitration eligibility clock and while I can argue this kid will make millions, I guess the frugal Nats have the luxury of a winning record entering June, something they have never had.
Well that is not true, their predecessors the Montreal Expos had winning records, coulda shoulda won the while thing in 1994, but the strike ended that year.
This kid is special, real special, and DC is going to have a new superstar, move over Obama, the kid is coming.
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