from the Washington Post:

Midnight neared, an organization held its breath, and finally -- after way too much losing, years of scouting, and weeks of negotiating -- the Washington Nationals secured the one good thing to come from all of it. They reached a deal with No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg. No team has ever paid more to an amateur. And perhaps no team has ever gained more by signing one of its draft picks.

The contract with Strasburg -- worth $15.67 million over four years -- gives Washington, at once, the most hyped college pitcher in a generation and a legitimizing down payment on their build-with-young-talent blueprint.

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