tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post8790984748390253192..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: What, Nationals Fans Worry?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-88754714218703271372010-05-29T17:41:44.799-04:002010-05-29T17:41:44.799-04:00I think they key difference between '10 and &#...I think they key difference between '10 and '08 drafts is the basice competance of the Nats front office staff. <br /><br />If there was a failing among Nats ownership in the Crow negotiations it was the fault of Bowden to not prepare them or draft according to their limits.<br /><br />I feel very certain that Rizzo has already had converstions with Boras AND Kasten/Lerner to make certain everyone is at least operating within the same parameters.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460478739235992651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-91848788027079012172010-05-29T16:16:37.284-04:002010-05-29T16:16:37.284-04:00This is another one that seems to me to be a bit n...This is another one that seems to me to be a bit negative. Yes, Strasburg had less leverage. Yes, Harper is cocky. But he may want to play ball this year. <br /><br />The other thing he has to be worried about is aren't the draft rules likely to change after next year's draft. So, while he has some leverage this year, he may be staring a slotting system in the face after 2011 putting all of the negotiating leverage squarely in the team's face.<br /><br />It's to both teams advantage to get this done, and I think that Boras and the Nationals are tough but fair negotiators. Expect to sweat, but expect to get this done.<br /><br />Here's another reason not to worry. If you sign Harper, he probably won't be ready for 2 years, if you get 1A next year you may end up with a college player who will come to the bigs quicker than Harper would have. Flimsy argument, but something that makes me not as stressed as missing out on the Strasburg phenomenon that was last year's nailbiting experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-85623351602193359572010-05-29T16:16:02.236-04:002010-05-29T16:16:02.236-04:00Rizzo handles the drafting and signing, bozo. Not ...Rizzo handles the drafting and signing, bozo. Not Kasten. If Rizzo says draft Harper, they'll draft him. And if they draft him, Rizzo will sign him. No doubt about it.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-59260986124872931172010-05-29T11:28:44.248-04:002010-05-29T11:28:44.248-04:00Actually, Strasburg was a college junior when draf...Actually, Strasburg was a college junior when drafted, but most big college draftees are juniors. If he didn't sign, he'd likely have played independent ball rather than going back to school, c.f. Aaron Crow.casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660198743728751646noreply@blogger.com