There are plenty of numbers that come to mind when reflecting on the career of former No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg. The 14 strikeouts he had in his highly-anticipated MLB debut on June 23, 2010 at Nationals Park. The 159.1 innings he pitched in 2012 before Washington shut him down ahead of the postseason. The 242 strikeouts in 34 starts during 2014, both career highs. The 18 wins and 209 innings in 2019, also career highs, en route to winning World Series MVP. In his first 10 seasons, he tallied a 112-58 record with a 3.17 ERA in 1,438.2 innings over 239 starts and made three All-Star appearences.
And then there's these numbers: Seven years and $245 million, that's the contract he signed after the World Series win. He would make only eight starts after he put pen to paper on the deal in Dec. 2019. His baseball career would be virtually over by the age of 31 as he would pitch only 31.1 innings in the three seasons after. A return of $2,606,382.98 per out.
Ryan Clary, of the Locked on Nationals podcast, joined Lynnell Willingham (in for Kevin Sheehan) to talk about Strasburg's retirement and his legacy as a National.
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