Stephen Strasburg's extension with the Nationals is another reminder of something we already knew: The Orioles are never going to be able to sign a top pitcher to a big deal. They have to grow their own.
One of those truths assumed to be so ironclad that it may as well be divine law is that Scott Boras clients do not sign contract extensions before becoming free agents.
That assumption took a beating on Monday night when the Washington Post's Chelsea Janes reported that Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg, a pending free agent, has agreed on a seven-year extension with the franchise.