While there had been multiple reports of the Washington Nationals’ belief that a new deal with Stephen Strasburg seemed more likely than one with fellow free agent Anthony Rendon, a tweet from Ken Rosenthal this afternoon suggested that the Nats and the 2019 World Series MVP had actually made progress on a contract that would keep him with the only team he’s ever known.
Shortly after that initial report, multiple sources have confirmed that Strasburg and the Nats have agreed on a seven-year deal that ESPN’s Jeff Passan writes will be worth, “.