Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) rests in their dugout after pitching five innings of an interleague baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Washington, Sunday, May 20, 2012. Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Washington, Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, right, talks with pitching coach Steve McCatty in the dugout after pitching the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Strasburg had 13 strikeouts in the Nationals' 4-2 win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Bryce Harper
Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper spits a shell before taking the field during the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Bryce Harper
Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper reacts after flying out to center field to end the eighth inning of a baseball against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Washington. The Pirates won 5-3. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Bryce Harper
Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Washington. The Padres won 6-1. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals is attended to by the trainer before a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park on May 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals looks on during the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on May 12, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game on May 9, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals looks on during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park on May 3, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals talks to the media before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park on May 1, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Stephen Strasburg
In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg warms up between innings in a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Strasburg is getting prepared to do something he never has before: be an opening-day starter.
Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg smiles in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros in Viera, Fla., Thursday, March 8, 2012.
Stephen Strasburg
In this Aug. 12, 2011 file photo, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg smiles as he pitches for the Class-A Potomac Nationals during a baseball game against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in Woodbridge, Va. With new luxury taxes on both the June draft and international signings, baseball owners hope to cut down on big bonuses to high school and college players, as well as prospects from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Agent Scott Boras negotiated a record $15.1 million, four-year contract for Strasburg after Washington made the pitcher the top pick in the 2009 draft.
Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, left, talks with pitching coach Steve McCatty in the dugout before the bottom of the fifth inning of a baseball game in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. The Nationals beat the Houston Astros 8-2. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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