It’s official: Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals have agreed to a $245-million deal over seven years. What does it mean, you may be asking, for the reigning champ to bring back the World Series MVP on the largest contract ever for a pitcher? We’ve got you covered. One question at a time:
Are the Nationals now out on Anthony Rendon?
It would seem so. It had already looked that they would secure one of their two big-ticket free agents, but not both, and Nationals owner Mark Lerner said as much earlier this month: “We really can only afford to have one of those two guys.