D12: The 'will he or won't he?" Stephen Strasburg edition

Welcome to 'Duk's Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12 morning-fresh links, items and random thoughts to start your baseball day. It welcomes your submissions here or via Twitter. In honor of tonight's approaching draft signing deadline, today's D12 focuses on Stephen Strasburg, Scott Boras and the Washington Nationals. 1. Fire up those Twitter feeds and keep an eye on the headlines, because after 69 mostly newsless days since the MLB draft, it's finally arrived. Yes, for the next 14 or so hours, the baseball world will be transfixed on the power play between a 21-year-old phenom pitcher, his super agent with dollar signs for eyes and the owners of a downtrodden franchise in the nation's capital. The Stephen Strasburg story — or at least the chapter including the 2009 draft — is finally nearing its conclusion. How the day ends is anyone's guess, but it's guaranteed to pack more twists and turns than a season's worth of soap operas. So...