Personally, I hope that in a couple months, this piece winds up on Freezing Cold Takes. I’d be happy to shoulder that burden and take my public shaming. Because if Stephen Strasburg opts out of his deal and rides his postseason dominance to a monster contract and it happens to be with the Chicago Cubs, that’s nothing but good news.
But that’s not going to happen. (I think).
Strasburg has four years and $100 million remaining on his deal with the Nationals. After establishing himself as a premier October arm in recent weeks (he carries a 1.