Well, our long national nightmare has come to an end. The Nationals signed Stephan Strasburg to a four-year, $15.67 million contract.
Biggest contract ever given to a draft pick, but for a guy with Strasburg's ability and Scott Boras' contract demands, a pretty good number for both sides.
Probably the only guy in this class we will hear about before 2011, too. Though the record for pitchers selected first-overall is atrocious, which I know as an Orioles fan who's earliest memories of the team involve the original "Greatest College Pitcher EVAR!!!11" Ben McDonald. The most-memorable image I have of him was from a game from the early years of Camden Yards where the dugout flooded during a downpour and Cajun boy Big Ben was fishing from the bench. Funny as hell, though
The Orioles managed to sign a bunch of picks that dropped due to signability concerns, as well as our second-round pick, a Boras client who looked like a lost cause as late as yesterday. None of which we'll hear about before 2012
