It was Mark Prior who received the highest signing bonus ever for a drafted player, a $10.5 million deal after being picked second by the Chicago Cubs in 2001. Even at a time when the economy has cut into baseball's attendance, it figures this record will fall after Stephen Strasburg is drafted in June. Strasburg's leverage will be limited somewhat by the draft process, of course, but the reality is that his talent coupled with the pressures on the team with the No. 1 pick -- the Washington Na ...

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