Stephen Strasburg has not talked to the Washington Nationals since he was drafted. The hard- throwing right hander from San Diego State was clocked at 100 MPH this year. The youngster was coached by major league great Tony Gywnn. Negotiations were projected to be tough between Strasburg and the Nationals. His agent Scott Boras is a greedy agent who quite frankly is known for getting the most available money for his players. While on the other end of the table, the low salary caped Nationals worry about how they will afford this player, which they definitely need. So why is one of the best pitchers ever to be drafted, not talking to the team he was drafted by? Scott Boras has already ruined one prospects career, and it would be history for Strasburg not to be signed. Remember Matt Harrington? The terrible negotiation process caused Harrington to turn down a 4.9 million dollar contract. Guess who his agent was. Contracts and dough have taken over the game of baseball. It seems that it is ruining the game. Fans can't watch decent players because the player’s agents and the player’s themselves are too greedy. Their are people living on a 20th of these players salaries and they are doing alright, so why, why does so much dough have to ruin the fine game of baseball?
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