Scott Boras: What's next?

[milwaukeesportsfan]

I just heard the ESPN announcers talking about Alex Rodriguez and how much money it will take to sign him this offseason if he opts out of his contract, and they were saying that Scott Boras could get him as much as 10 years at 35 million per.

 

Is this one sports agent capable of bringing on the next lockout? I can't see these prices keep going in this direction for long. What's next? A half a billion dollar contract?

 

 

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[dadofandrew]

Where's that quote from 1904?

 

The sport has never been healthier or more popular. I certainly hope the players share in that.

[logan82]

The money per year might be doable, but I am not sure about 10 years. I would be surprised if he got 10 years unless it included team options for the last 3 years.

[zingsheim]

Nobody likes Scott Boras.

[RyDogg66]

is it boras's fault that owners pay bwhat he demands?? nope. nobody HAS to pay A-Rod squat, they choose to.

[RightFieldCoder]

But if they all balk at signing A-Rod, the union yells collusion.

[twobrewers]

Nobody likes Scott Boras.

I bet his clients love him.

[JJHardy7]

Yea, but fans pay the salaries...so in a way it all works out. Boras is also in other sports. I don't know if he's a bad guy, or a smart guy. He always seems to end up with top athletes and produces good contracts for them.

[Tbadder]

I've been saying for years that the best thing for baseball is either:

 

1) go completely belly up, or

2) collapse the Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, KC, Twin Cities, the Florida teams, and possibly Oakland; follow this up by locking out all the players except the Red Sox and Yankees, let them play the whole season against each other and see if they can make it. A year or two later I'd reform another league and ask the players very nicely if they'd like to play for one million dollars apiece. I'm not being facetious. It's been so ridiculous for so many years that we think it's okay to pay these idiots more than important people like doctors and teachers and the military; there's really no rational sense behind it other than indulgence and stupidity.

 

I really want MLB to be the next NHL.

[JJHardy7]

You can say that for every sport. If you feel that way never watch MLB on tv, buy merchandise, attend games, or buy any sponsor of any MLB team. It's a business.

[Mr QL]

There should be some kind of a salary cap but until there is, why shouldn't A-Rod get 35 mil if somebody will give it to him? If anyone deserves it, it's him. I don't feel sorry for the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, whoever is paying for it.

[JJHardy7]

Last I've heard the Cubs WILL be looking to give him a lot of money if he opts out of New York. I really like A-Rod, but I hope that doesn't happen. I think A-Rod would break up any "curse" there is.

[sbrylski]

Last I've heard the Cubs WILL be looking to give him a lot of money if he opts out of New York. I really like A-Rod, but I hope that doesn't happen. I think A-Rod would break up any "curse" there is.

Would they move him back to SS?

[JimH5]

I will never call for any person anywhere to not make as much money as possible in their chosen profession. If someone says A-Rod is worth the huge contract, then let them pay it. The only way it will end is when a team finally decides that they won't pay.

 

If someone's dumb enough to shell out $126 million for Barry Zito, or $28 million for a 45-year old Roger Clemens, or Kei Igawa, or Mike Hampton before them, or Chan Ho Park, or any of a long line of stiffs, then that's their problem.

 

Scott Boras didn't force any owner to sign. They did it freely. And if players wanted to sign for less elsewhere, they have the freedom to do that, too.

 

When people put money in front of you, it is perfectly fine to take it.

[pitchleague]

It's been so ridiculous for so many years that we think it's okay to pay these idiots more than important people like doctors and teachers and the military

Hear! Hear!

 

Of course, as a teacher, I'd gladly take the raise, but seriously have no clue what on earth I would need THAT kind of money for. I am quite happy with the lifestyle I have now. Of course, I could use a bit of extra coin laying around, but that's overboard.

[RyDogg66]

The problem (and my wife is a teacher, so dont get mad teachers) is that teachers, even good ones, are a dime a dozen. If you wont work for 30k a year, they'll find someone just as good who will.

 

1. The talent pool in any pro sport is small, even smaller at the top of the game.

2. IT appears that teams like Anaheim, NY, BOS and on occasion even smaller market teams can AFFORD to waste their money, which is what they do when they sign Darren Dreifort and Chan Ho Park to huge contracts. If they couldnt afford to lose the money, they wouldnt sign the deal.

3. Ichiro's contract got me to thinking about the marketing bonus's for teams who sign big name FAs. How Cubs A-Rod jersey's would they sell during his career with them, if they did sign them..and even sell for years after he retired.

 

DOnt get me wrong, I think Boras is a bad agent for teams like Milwaukee - so that's a reason to dislike him. But teams like Anaheim, New York and Boston love him, because he prices the good players out of every other market but theirs and they get the player.

[bball123h2]

I shudder to think the impact New Yankee Stadium and CitiField (Mets) will have on the free agency market.

[endaround]

Very little. Actually thats not true, because of MLB's weird revenue sharing set up the Yankees will get revenue sharing money since they will be taking on the full debt of the stadium. but in genreal stadium revenue pales in comparison to TV revenue. And its not like Yankee tickets are cheap now anyway.

[Patrick425]

The only way it will end is when a team finally decides that they won't pay.

Actually it will only end when ALL teams decide they won't pay. But even that won't work, because then the players will scream collusion and win, like they did before. I'm not a fan at all of Scott Boras or the players union.

[bball123h2]

Very little. Actually thats not true, because of MLB's weird revenue sharing set up the Yankees will get revenue sharing money since they will be taking on the full debt of the stadium. but in genreal stadium revenue pales in comparison to TV revenue. And its not like Yankee tickets are cheap now anyway.

2006 Revenue Sharing Numbers

Not only will the Yankees suddenly be freed from $76 million dollars in revenue sharing payments, they will now receive money. At a minimum, that's 2 Arod contracts at $35 million per year, with $6 million in change. Plus, if that ever changes, they can just sign a "bad" TV deal with the YES network and pocket that money too.

 

 

 

 

[homer]

Frankly, A Rod may be the only guy in the league that's actually earning his contract.

[sheethead]

Scott Boras is just doing his job... making the players realize how much they love money while pitting them against the evil, wealthy owners. I don't blame Boras, I blame America. Its the same thing as a big corporation 'signing' another corporation's CEO away from them for $30 million a year. All you need is someone (GM) to justify the expenditure. A-rod will be breaking the HR record during his next deal. That figures deep into the equation, as does the merchandise. He will get $30M per year easy. $35 might be tougher, but I can see it happening. Still better money spent than giving Santana $22M per year to pitch every fifth game.

[endaround]

Scott Boras is just doing his job... making the players realize how much they love money while pitting them against the evil, wealthy owners. I don't blame Boras, I blame America. Its the same thing as a big corporation 'signing' another corporation's CEO away from them for $30 million a year. All you need is someone (GM) to justify the expenditure. A-rod will be breaking the HR record during his next deal. That figures deep into the equation, as does the merchandise. He will get $30M per year easy. $35 might be tougher, but I can see it happening. Still better money spent than giving Santana $22M per year to pitch every fifth game.

Based on what? A starting position player gets what 25-30 PAs every five games. A starting pitcher will face 25-30 players in a given start. Seems pretty even to me.

 

[bklynbrewcrew]

Its sad that baseball is the only sport nowadays where market size and payroll are the biggest factors in determining who wins. The great thing about the NFL is Green Bay can compete with New York and chicago. I am actually a New York Jets fan and I thoroughly enjoy competing on equal footing with teams like Green Bay and Buffalo. I wouldnt want to root for a team that buys players. I hate the fact that we probably wont be able to keep our nucleus of stars for there entire careers because we cant compete finacially with the yankees and many others. A salary cap and floor in baseball would be good for everyone. Its just not fair competition in baseball like it is in the NFL and until there is a cap it will be very difficult to compete with these teams.

[bigredrobbo]

Last I've heard the Cubs WILL be looking to give him a lot of money if he opts out of New York. I really like A-Rod, but I hope that doesn't happen. I think A-Rod would break up any "curse" there is.

 

Yep, after the unprecedented success he's brought the Yankees in his time there.

 

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