He'll ultimately do well, but there will be an adjustment period. He will probably struggle with control as most with great velocity do. Overall, he will be an All Star. I question the length of his career when considering Hall of Famer. I don't think he'll be around long enough.

This kid would be a complete fool to sign with the Nationals. They are a desperate team in need of pitching and hungry for wins now. A situation like this usually spells disaster for a young pitcher. They will rush him thru the minors, or worse, start him right away in the majors. His arm will be a noodle hanging out of its socket in 3 seasons tops.

He needs to go back to school and hope for a better situation next June. Hopefully a team that is going to give him the seasoning all pitchers need in the minors.

I respect Gwynn alot, but I don't think any pithcer coming out of college is ready for the majors.

The Nationals will also have the first pick next year. This gives them some extra-funny leverage.

He's not some high-schooler. Taking a year off is taking a year off his career.

It is hard to tell at this stage.Even the best run into physical problems. Lok at Herb Score. Wish him the best.

He'll be the next David Price, in terms of he'll make minor league hitters look silly, be up in the majors within a year, then be sent back down and never heard from again. In other words, he'll be a bust. He'll be pretty good during his time in the mjors, but that's it. Career minor leaguer at best.

While I'm happy my Nats singed him, like every other high paid prospect a bust is usually what that kind of money gets you. I hope to get proven wrong!

If you've ever seen him pitch you would know control is not an issue. He has better control than Clemens had. He also has three solid pitches and a very fundamentally sound wind up. Injuries are always possible. We've seen him pitch in international play and two years back and he held Cuba to two runs. His K to BB ratio is about 12:1.

Alot of ighly touted pitchers have busted true. You need to watch him pitch. Last year most MLB scouts said he could step into a MLB rotation as a 2 or 3 starter immediately. His physical conditioning is exemplary.

I can't wait to see him pitch in the majors.

Clemens was drafted out of college in 1983 and started in the majors with Boston at 21 in 1984. He was 16-9 over 35 starts his first two seasons and then won his first Cy Young in his third season.

Tom Seaver was similar, also winning his first Cy Young in his third season. NCAA ball is between AA and AAA. There are pitchers who can make the leap, but then it takes a few seasons to become dominant.

Strasburg is still a boy. He's had problems growing up like most other boys his age. Everyone around him tells him how great he is and how he is a lock to be a star in MLB. Declaring him the the most highly rated pitching prospect OF ALL TIME. MLB, newspapers, TV, ESPN, The Nationals, baseball fans are going to ruin this poor young man. Our expectations are too high. He will struggle with the fame and expectations and maybe worse.

Doubt it. He has already proven his mettle as one of the few amatuers on the Olympic team. He arrived in college as a not that sought after recruit, a fat 6" 4" 260 lb who threw hard ( low 90's). He is now 6'6" and 225 lb of muscle who throws in the high 90's, added a curve and change and has pin point control. The expectations were high for Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwight Howard, rom highschool, and look what has happened. Strasburg can now bench over 400 lbs.

The naysayers will be singing a different tune within three years.

This young phenom is going to come up to the majors late next year unless the National's pitching staff falls apart due to injury. He will begin pretty good as most pitchers find themselves getting people out, but when the second time comes around - look out!! I don't see him doing anything phemonical.

He will be pretty good for two years and begin dominating consistently his 3rd year.

phemonical is not a word. None of you clowns has seen him pitch. Velocity is only a small part of why he is so good. He avergaed over 16 K's per 9 innings this year. The second best in NCAA history.

the nationals aren't bad on defense. excellence is era and whip. you are right, it will be a challenge to win more than 15 for the nats. His contract is I think four years. If he is excellent he will command an enormous free agent contract and still possibly have 10 plus years to pitch for a big money team.

There are examples of dominant pitchers putting up Cy Young seasons on crappy teams. Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton come to mind. Carlton was 27-10 on a Phillies team that only won 58 games.