It is official, and Natinal's fans can rest easy. Phenom Pitcher Stephen Strasburg has just signed, literally seconds before the midnight deadline. Details to come...
- According to Pedro Gomez on SportsCenter, Strasburg signed for a guaranteed $15 Million. A far cry from the $50 Mil Scott Boras, his agent, was reportedly demanding.
- Also being reported as a 4-year deal.
- To finish out the story, I'll defer to AP writer Howard Fendrich:
Strasburg gets a $7.5 million signing bonus payable over three years. His 2009 salary is the $400,000 minimum, which comes to a prorated $102,732. He gets $2 million in 2010, $2.5 million in 2011 and $3 million in 2012.The total is roughly 50 percent higher than the previous record for a drafted player, the $10.5 million the Cubs guaranteed Mark Prior in 2001.
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