Last week Stephen Strasburg was lamenting the fact that he hadn't heard from the Nationals. Seems that nothing has really changed:

The Washington Nationals are not on pace to sign top overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg by the Aug. 17 deadline, a source close to the negotiations told ESPN's Pedro Gomez on Tuesday . . . The source said that the Nats have had an ongoing dialogue with Strasburg's adviser, Scott Boras, but have made no offer other than the mandatory minor league tender that all clubs must make to their picks within 10 days of the draft.

As I said last week, the Nats shouldn't cave in to Boras, but if they can't get this kid signed or at least make a strong, strong effort to do so, the seven Nats fans that are left are totally going to bolt.

UPDATE: The Washington Times is calling the "no progress report" bunk, though that's coming from a team source that has every reason to paint a rosier picture than actually exists. Of course, if Pedro Gomez's "source close to the negotiations" is with the Boras camp, then his source has every reason to paint a more gloomy picture than actually exists.

Damn, I can't believe it's only been a day and I've already forgotten that "don't believe half of what you see and none of what you hear" rule.