BREAKING NEWS: Strasburg Signs

Jim Vassallo — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:17:38 +0000

Stephen Strasburg has signed a $15 million contract with the Washington Nationals. The Number One overall pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Strasburg attended San Diego State. It has yet to be decided where Strasburg will make his professional debut; whether it will be with a Nationals Minor League affiliate or once rosters expand on September 1 with the Nationals in DC.

Nats grab P Drew Storen

Jeff OConnor — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:20:52 +0000

The Washington Nationals have selected right-handed pitcher Drew Storen from the University of Stanford with the 10^th overall pick. Storen stands at 6-2 and 175 pounds. Storen, a reliever for Stanford, has a quality fastball in the 90-94 MPH range. Storen also has a snapping curveball in his arsenal and also a changeup that he uses sparingly. With a clean slate of health, Storen has tremendous poise on the mound as he is known to attack hitters early in the count. His control is sometimes hit or miss but does have the goods to be a pitcher in the bigs. While it is not known whether he will make the transition to a starting role, Storen can molded in the minors into what the Nationals would like him to be. Storen was originally drafted by the New York Yankees back in 2007 as they selected him with the 34^thoverall pick, however, Storen elected not to sign a contract. Currently the Washing Nationals sit at 15-40 and are 18 games back of the 1^stplace Philadelphia Phillies. Last year, the Nationals selected RHP Aaron Crow with the 9^th overall selection. However, Crow opted not to sign a major league contract with Washington.

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BREAKING NEWS: Strasburg Signs

Nats grab P Drew Storen