The Stephen Strasburg fiasco is just the latest example of how the franchise’s leadership uncertainty breeds chaos.
Here’s the simple part in the fiasco surrounding the delayed announcement of Stephen Strasburg’s inevitable retirement, from the statement attributed to Washington Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner:“Stephen Strasburg is and always will be an important part of the Washington Nationals franchise,” Lerner’s statement began. “We support him in any decision he makes and will ensure that he receives what is due to him.
So this should have ended Saturday, when the club had made tentative plans for a news conference at whichIt would not have been a celebration, because being able to throw only 31⅓ innings on a seven-year, $245-million contract always will be a massive disappointment, even through the prism of appreciating what Strasburg did when he was healthy.
Uh, what? Your pitcher who can’t pitch needs to report to spring training? That sounds vaguely like a threat, as in “You’re still collecting a paycheck? Fine. Show up for work.”
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