Will Stephen Strasburg Destroy The Draft?

Doug Gray of MinorLeagueNotebook.com is concerned about the reported contract demands by Stephen Strasburg and Scott Boras:

Stephen Strasburg and his ‘advisor’ Scott Boras have told the Washington Nationals that he wants, get this, 6 years and $50 Million. Yeah, that is not a typo. That is a real set of numbers.
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The reported contract demand though is just outrageous. It undermines the entire draft and arbitration process. Basically Strasburg is attempting to avoid arbitration and get right into a free agency type deal. Even players who get Major League contracts in the draft are still dealing with arbitration and even pre arbitration years.
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The slot system in baseball is loose as it is right now, this would take the system and toss it out the window.

The Washington Nationals just can't buy a break, it's one thing after another. When you consider the injury risk with any pitching prospect, who's wants to give a college player, no matter how talented, $50 million guaranteed? And Strasburg needs to be careful, remember Matt Harrington? I'm just glad the Rays aren't picking first overall this year so they can avoid this fiasco.