Strasburg to retire
craig44
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at 35 years of age. thoracic outlet got him. I wonder if officially retiring will keep him from the full potential of his contract?
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
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Worst contract in the history of sports.
Why anyone was surprised he got hurt after signing, well, is the biggest surprise.
Nationals did not have insurance on the contract according to sources.
Not surprised
They gave him seven years at 35 million per year.
In return, he gave them 31.1 IP and a 6.89 ERA.
Ouch. But sad overall as he seemed like a decent person. Contract-Lotto with pitchers.
Should have had
Remember the outrageous prices ( at the time) people were paying for his rookie card?
I’m not a told ya so kinda guy but I mentioned I’d rather have a 52 Mantle
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/779184/another-high-priced-strasburg/p2
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Insane move on his part if he really is retiring. I would assume they negotiated a buy out but either way it going to cost him millions and probably 10s of millions. All he really had to do was just keep rehabbing or not retire and hed get paid. A ton of his money was deferred anyways
The only thing that really makes sense is that him and/or his family just dont want to live in the DC area anymore and decided he made enough where he could retire and they move
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Wow, I remember the hype surrounding Strasburg when he came into the major leagues, everyone was going crazy over his rookie cards!