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He has a mere 8 starts in his major league career, but according to a survey 50 sports business execs and media personalities by the SportsBusiness Daily, Washington Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg is MLB's most-marketable player under the age of 25, and deemed to be the fourth overall most-marketable of any age in baseball.
Strasburg earned an impressive 62% of first-place votes, nearly double that of second-place finisher Evan Longoria (32%). Braves rookie Jason Heyward finished in third place with 4% of first-place votes. Enthusiasm for Strasburg's marketability was unanimous among respondents, as the rookie appeared on all 50 ballots submitted for the survey, followed closely by Longoria (47) and Heyward (46).
Below are the complete voting results, provided by the SportsBusiness Daily
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MLB MOST-MARKETABLE PLAYERS UNDER THE AGE OF 25
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RK
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NAME
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TEAM
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1ST
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2ND
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3RD
|
4TH
|
5TH
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TOTAL BALLOTS
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TOTAL POINTS
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% FIRST
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1
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Stephen Strasburg
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Nationals
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31
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10
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5
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2
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2
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50
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216
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62%
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|
2
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Evan Longoria
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Rays
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16
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18
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10
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1
|
2
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47
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186
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32%
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|
3
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Jason Heyward
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Braves
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2
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16
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21
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6
|
1
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46
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150
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4%
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|
4
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David Price
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Rays
|
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
7
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19
|
38
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0%
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|
5
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Bryce Harper
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Nationals
|
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
12
|
28
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0%
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|
6
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Phil Hughes
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Yankees
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1
|
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
12
|
24
|
2%
|
|
7
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Ike Davis
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Mets
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|
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
17
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0%
|
|
8
|
Pablo Sandoval
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Giants
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
9
|
16
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0%
|
|
9
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Felix Hernandez
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Mariners
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|
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
12
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0%
|
|
10
|
Matt Wieters
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Orioles
|
|
|
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
10
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0%
|
|
11
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Colby Rasmus
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Cardinals
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
0%
|
|
t12
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Austin Jackson
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Tigers
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
0%
|
|
t12
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Clayton Kershaw
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Dodgers
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
5
|
0%
|
|
t12
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Mike Leake
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Reds
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
0%
|
|
t15
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Clay Buchholz
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Red Sox
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
4
|
0%
|
|
t15
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Mike Stanton
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Marlins
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
0%
|
|
17
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Andrew McCutchen
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Pirates
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|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0%
|
|
t18
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Buster Posey
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Giants
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
0%
|
|
t18
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Justin Upton
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D'Backs
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0%
|
|
t20
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Starlin Castro
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Cubs
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
|
t20
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Drew Storen
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Nationals
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0%
|
|
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Source: SportsBusiness Daily
 Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey, as well as a contributor to Forbes SportsMoney blog. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network.
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