Mark Prior News

Padres second baseman David Eckstein was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday as San Diego made a series of roster moves.

Starting Pitcher Stephen Strasburg of the San Diego State Aztecs throws from the mound against the UC Davis Aggies during their game on April 3, 2009 at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

It was March 24, and Wheeler's East Paulding High School was playing North Cobb High.

San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg was chosen first overall and four Southland players were selected in the top 21 picks in the annual Major League Baseball draft.

To nobody's surprise, the Washington Nationals selected San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg with the first overall pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

And now with the first pick of the 2009 MLB draft, the Washington Nationals select pitcher Stephen Strasburg from San Diego State University.

Davey Johnson makes a conversation-stopping comparison when asked about Stephen Strasburg, the pitcher expected to be taken No.

The hope for Stephen Strasburg lies in the excitement that he might someday bring to a ballpark near you.

The feel-good story of Bobby Scales, who spent 11 seasons in the minors awaiting his chance to ''make it,'' might be the latest success story for the Cubs' farm system.

Kevin Correia said manager Bud Black's public hints that he could be moved to the bullpen weren't behind the two good outings that have followed in his sixth and seventh starts.

" Mind you, this was 16 years ago. Sixteen years and zero World Series games. And counting.

Stephen Strasburg: The young man with the 103-mph fastball. His name is Stephen Strasburg, the pitching pride of San Diego State University, and he sounds like a work of fiction: His fastball is clocked at 103 mph, he struck out 23 Utah batters in a game last month, he is the universal choice to be taken No.

The Washington Nationals are primed to select San Diego State star pitcher Stephen Strasburg with the No.

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Sidd Finch lives. And he's coming to Santa Clara's Stephen Schott Stadium. Finch and his outlandish 168 mph fastball, of course, were an April Fool's Day hoax two decades ago.

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.

By STEFAN STEVENSON TCU outfielder Matt Vern doesn't need to check out the growing storm of Internet hype surrounding San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg.

Out-of-shape and overlooked coming out of high school, the San Diego State righthander now throws triple-digit heat to go with pinpoint control, making him the likely first pick in June Almost run off by the Aztecs' strength coach, Stephen Strasburg buckled down and began lighting up radar guns.

By now, we expected them to have served as the saviors of a long-suffering franchise and its fan base.

Editor's note: As the countdown continues toward the April 6 opener for the Cubs, Daily Herald Sports Writer Bruce Miles will offer his analysis of each position on the team and the key issues facing the club ...