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Have to give Beelzebub credit, by floating the completely insane sums in the media of $50 million dollars as his target for a deal for Stephen Strasburg, it appears the Nationals got a real bargain by “only” having to pony up $15.1 million for a guy who has never thrown a big league pitch. Never mind that contract, signed at midnight last night, is the richest contract handed to a baseball signee by 50% in MLB history. So, score another one for Beelzebub.

And score one for the Nationals, who could not afford to let this one slip away. Stephen Strasburg instantly becomes the face of the franchise. If Washington could catch a break with some of their young pitching, they could be decent next year. They can certainly hit well enough.