Sources: Stephen Strasburg decides to stay with Nats

Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals have reached agreement on a seven-year, $245 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan Monday.

That deal surpasses the previous high for a pitcher's contract held by David Price when he signed a seven-year, $217 million deal with the Red Sox. The record might not last long, with former Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole drawing interest from coast to coast.

Strasburg, who opted out of the final four years of his contract with the Nationals, entered free agency fresh off a regular season in which he posted a career-high 18 wins and led the National League with 209 innings pitched -- no small measure for a pitcher who has battled injuries…