If the Washington Nationals don't see an extension with Stephen Strasburg happening or if they aren't comfortable signing the right-hander to a long-term deal, should they consider trading the 2009 no.1 overall pick this winter?
In an article last December on the Washington Nationals' approach with several of their then-soon-to-be-free agents, Washington Post columnist Thomas Boswell wrote about the importance of making the decisions on players such as Ian Desmond and Jordan Zimmermann before they head into their final year of team control.
"When a player wants to stay in his original city and his team feels the same way," Boswell suggested, "the time to do business is two years before free agency — not one.