Strasburg continues to steal money from the Nationals.

Posted by The Seaward

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:04 pm to TigernMS12

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He did put the team on his back to win a WS, so there’s that.

Yeah, I don’t think the Nationals would complain too much about the 2019 World Series MVP.

Posted by DiamondDog

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:04 pm to D011ahbi11

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D011ahbi11

Kind of absurd reaction but OK

Posted by DiamondDog

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:08 pm to The Seaward

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Yeah, I don’t think the Nationals would complain too much about the 2019 World Series MVP

So this is what I don’t understand about this sport. You don’t pay for what has happened. You should pay for what will happen. They gave him $280M. He has started 7 games since. That’s not exactly called proportional dividends. Even with a reduced season.

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Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:09 pm to DiamondDog

Is the implication they should have been able to predict he would get hurt?

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:10 pm to DiamondDog

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You don’t pay for what has happened. You should pay for what will happen

and they thought after he dominated he would continue

Yes. Right now they are disappointed with how things have gone. But rvery team would have done what they did in 2019

Posted by DiamondDog

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:11 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler

Why would you give a 32 year old a $280M 7 year deal. He was never going to live up to that with his mileage and injury history.

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Posted by TheeRealCarolina

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:12 pm to DiamondDog

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Just a fan sitting here watching 7 year 300M contracts being ridiculously thrown around when they rarely play enough games, much less perform enough to warrant it.

Ticket prices go up. Going to the park goes up. Costs happen to offset.

Plus that’s essentially $35 million in dead money in a sport with a pseudo-salary cap that could be used to improve the roster in other ways.

Posted by TheeRealCarolina

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:13 pm to WestCoastAg

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But rvery team would have done what they did in 2019

Not the smart ones.

Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:13 pm to DiamondDog

He had started 20+ games every year since 2012

Posted by kywildcatfanone

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:16 pm to DiamondDog

They gave it to him.

Posted by Ryan3232

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:17 pm to PillPusher

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Are you personally paying his contract? If not, who cares.

What a weird response..

He’s making a point about how fully guaranteed contracts for that amount of money are crap.

Posted by D011ahbi11

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:18 pm to DiamondDog

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7 starts in 2 years. $70M spent.

Your numbers are off. Reduced season in 2020 led to reduced salaries. He got like $9 million last year and not $35 million.

I don’t know why you’re railing against guaranteed contracts. It’s not like he’d have been cut in the off-season this year and they would have saved money.

Posted by Ryan3232

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Posted on 7/27/21 at 7:19 pm to DiamondDog

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Why would you give a 32 year old a $280M 7 year deal. He was never going to live up to that with his mileage and injury history.

I do, however, agree this is the fault of the team. This is one of those win now moves where you expect to have that crappy baggage in the last half of the contract, but give me 3 elite seasons and its worth it.