According to multiple reports tonight, Washington’s World Series MVP, Stephen Strasburg, has decided to opt out of final four years of the the seven-year/$175M extension he signed with the Nationals in May of 2016.
Strasburg, 31, had $100M left on the deal, but had two opt outs included in the contract when he signed it, after both the 2019 and 2020 campaigns.
The 2009 No. 1 overall pick, who just wrapped up a dominant campaign in the nation’s capital, chose to opt out now.
After a (5-0) run in the World Series, in which he put up a 1.