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Is Strasburg the best prospect ever?

By Buster Olney

Monday, March 9, 2009

So just how good is Stephen Strasburg, the San Diego State right-hander who is regarded as the No. 1 talent in this year's draft? "The best I've ever seen," says a longtime scout. "And it's not even close." C'mon. Better than Mark Prior? Remember how incredible he looked coming out of Southern Cal -- tall, big legs, good mechanics, robot-like. You're saying he's better than what Prior was then? "Easily," says the scout, over the phone. "I'm telling you, it's not even close." What did you ...

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