Stephen Strasburg retiring and still getting paid thru 2028

[mrreality68]

I believe this contract/extension will go down as the worst in the history of baseball. Last 4 years prior to his retirement he has barely played for his team and only a few games a year

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

I believe this contract/extension will go down as the worst in the history of baseball. Last 4 years prior to his retirement he has barely played for his team and only a few games a year

Probably true. 7 years and $245 million got the Nationals 8 games and 31.1 innings.
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[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Probably true. 7 years and $245 million got the Nationals 8 games and 31.1 innings.
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Scary how little for so much.
Also waste of a really good talent. When healthy he was dynamic and fun to watch.
Amazing how injuries seem to take so many pitchers now a day. Seems like more injuries now in less innings pitched then in other eras of baseball

[todeen]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Scary how little for so much.

Also waste of a really good talent. When healthy he was dynamic and fun to watch.

Amazing how injuries seem to take so many pitchers now a day. Seems like more injuries now in less innings pitched then in other eras of baseball

It's a whisper in the wind, but asking kids to specialize in one sport year round is a plague.

Three sport athletes are the best quarterbacks. But powers that be are trying to make it year round.

Female soccer athletes have an increased risk of knee injuries; but soccer is a year round sport.

Baseball has been a year round sport for decades now. I threw my arm out at 15, in 2002. I played spring high school ball, summer legion baseball, and fall ball. It was too much.

Instead of rolling back year round sports, which have become money making machines on the backs of young kids, we ask doctors to improve modern medicine.

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[jayshum]

Apparently he's not retiring yet.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...s/70788914007/

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Apparently he's not retiring yet.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...s/70788914007/

yes apparently being screwed over. Washington is on the hook because the contract is not insured now they are trying to play hard ball and want him to take less money to retire and to stop attempting to comeback(even though he cannot)

[jayshum]

Looks like Strasburg and the Nationals worked something out so he really is retiring this time.