" NM -- Brock I am please be joined by former Major League general manager Jim bowed and Jim let's talk about -- the hot issues in Major League Baseball of course the big one this week. -- Strasbourg going out to the final minutes with the Washington Nationals with negotiations. They at a signing him the nationals avoid the public relations disaster now the balls in Strasbourg -- he's got to perform how good is this case."

" Well the best college pitcher than I've ever seen this is a guy throws a hundred miles an hour. He's got a plus plus fastball plus breaking ball up plus changeup a move delivery this is the best pitching prospect probably ever drafted in Major League Baseball. Hillary makes -- not going to depend upon help we also what happened Mark Prior we already happened -- Ben McDonald but this -- a little bit special he's got tremendous makeup. This was a really good signed by the Lerner family stand -- and Mike Rizzo. It was a deal that they got fifteen million dollars over four years -- half million in the signing bonus and look this -- and thirteen and one this year with a 132 BR rate. 195 punch outs and a 109 innings only 54 hits including a no hitter -- against air force when he punched out seventeen guys. That's a dominating pitcher and I'm telling you what if he can stay -- there's no reason why he can't be number one starter in the big leagues. It always comes out of that with pitchers especially these you know highly touted prospects. Mechanics -- stay healthy does he have what it takes when you look at him. Where he's not a breakdown or he's got the mechanics but we've all seen in history sometimes guys -- the best mechanics breakdown. And those guys that have bad mechanics don't. Nobody without the Brandon Webb and Jake Peavy would be hurt right now let alone. One let alone Daisuke it's part of baseball injuries and you can't control that. Everybody hopes they get a Glavine or smoltz dramatics that pitches for ten years and you -- divisional titles and certainly Washington hope they get that was prosper. But they had to -- forget the not turning pro last year the ownership step up in Washington they got it done. This -- the beginning of the turn around the nationals. Who get him this year now -- the price for next year when they get another Scott Boras client in yet Bryce harper from Monterey yes that's right that it -- about highly touted by top of that do it all -- out Las Vegas going to be a big money guys well. Lastly the maturity of Strasbourg that's always a question these kids coming into the major leagues this guy has the poor -- as a ten year veteran in the big leagues he's got the -- The mechanics you know really they want around the big leagues this September they can I would think because the service time they prefer to wait till next year but he's cable right now pitching in the big leagues. I get to crunch time now about 45 games to play a lot of factors but based on schedule the -- like down the stretch on the American League like the Texas Rangers on their schedule is much more favorable in the Red Sox -- race. Because basically they play Oakland Seattle Baltimore Cleveland and -- combined sixteen. Times in September while the Red Sox up the -- the Yankees the White Sox and the rays. Thirteen times that's a big difference definitely now actually go to more complicated but -- question yet. More complicates -- a lot more teams in the pennant race but certainly the schedule it gives a big advantage right now to the Chicago Cubs in the Atlanta Braves. The Cubs have been met the Pirates or reds and the Diamondbacks. Fifteen games while the Braves have. The Washington Nationals New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds. Fifteen times. On the flip side Barry. The Colorado Rockies have to play the Dodgers Giants and Cardinals and the Giants have to play the Phillies Dodgers Rockies and Cubs so -- you can see is a big discrepancy schedule right now."

" Right I've been -- ask you about this when it's another wild weekend of being ball seems like there are getting more more frequent David Wright hit in the head Ian Kinsler hit in the head. Two questions here one why is it picking up into what can Major League Baseball do well in Italy based."

" Wells causes problem not having it has -- penalties in the penalties aren't that not. On the Major League Baseball club back in history on May ninth Bobby Jenks threw a ball behind Ian Kinsler. There was no suspension. Then on July 20 ninth Matt Garza hit mark to share in the shoulder and he said publicly yeah I did it that protect Evan Longoria. No suspension. And then Brad Hawpe and those pitch near David Wright. He gets a three game suspension and a portrait of the reports LO. Five game suspension because he threw a ball near Victor Martinez and then hit Kevin Youkilis the problem is there's two Lincoln is the penalties what they need to do very. Is make it a five game suspension for everybody first time ten game the second time and just stop the problem once and for all."

" It obviously power numbers down across the board in Major League Baseball it would seem that when that when the home run totals were up huge in the go ahead honing a little bit more. But now we have power numbers down but the head -- up why."

" your head hunting just have to do without throwing home run balls I think it has a lot to do it people hitting people on purpose in retaliation. As we saw last week when Johan Santana. I took the mound for the Mets and Soriano tore my guy boo -- guy so it's more we're trying to protect your teammate thing in when the penalties are being tipped by baseball why not keep doing it."

" And another inkling of who they were talking about Santana both benches were warned Santana throws inside he doesn't get Ron. Right exactly he should have been -- the first time he threw behind the guy let alone after he hit the next guy -- a candidate public cent of all get away with -- hi Jim thanks I would appreciate the time in. I don't forget foxsports.com has you covered for all the but the baseball leagues for Jim boating I'm Daryl Brock -- see you next."