Why the Washington Nationals Have To Pay Stephen Strasburg $20 Million

By now you’ve read all of the long-winded rhetoric from both sides of the Stephen Strasburg-Washington Nationals standoff. Even moronic MASN commentators and analysts have joined the fray. Look, you can say what you want about how greedy Scott Boras is, or how much good faith the Lerners have put into making an offer to Strasburg that would make him the highest paid draft pick of all time. For the first time this season, the Nats have more going right for them than wrong. Their recent winning streaks, and the unbelievable potential of Strasburg all make for a perfect storm that, if they don’t sign him, could be the biggest Washington sports failure of all-time.   It almost seems weird to type, but the Nationals are one of the best teams in Major League Baseball right now. A meaningless August has been kind to the Nats, as they’ve only lost four contests in the month and had a winning streak of eight and a current three-game run. In their wins this month, the N...