Nationals Can't Afford Both Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon
5 years agoWashington Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner said that the team can't afford to re-sign both starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg and third baseman Anthony Rendon this offseason. "They’re huge numbers. We already have a really large payroll to begin with," Lerner said. Washington could still bring both players back, but it's highly unlikely. Strasburg, who was named World Series MVP, it the more likely of the two to stay in D.C., and the Dodgers and Rangers have been pursuing Rendon heavily. Both Stras and Rendon were instrumental in the Nationals winning their first ever World Series title, and both players will come off the board early in next year's fantasy drafts no matter what uniform they are wearing.
Source: NBC Sports Washington - Todd Dybas
Source: NBC Sports Washington - Todd Dybas