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The Strasburg Wait is Nearly Over
One week, kids… [stoked] For everyone — his fans, his soon-to-be Nationals teammates and, perhaps most of all, Stephen Strasburg himself — the wait is nearly over. Strasburg, the phenom regarded as maybe the best pitching prospect of all time, will make his ravenously anticipated major league debut on June …
Nats Duped By Teenager
The Washington Nationals are not happy with one of their player prospects. [duped] Carlos David Alvarez, who’s been going by Esmailyn “Smiley” Gonzalez, apparently tricked the Nats into thinking he was a teenage shortstop phenom. Alvarez, who was compared to a very young Ozzie Smith, was even given a $1.4 …