http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2006/10/25/scott-boras-wants-to-eat-your-children/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2006/10/25/scott-boras-wants-to-eat-your-children/#comment-21791 Scott Boras: The Devil Wears Jeans? » Celebrity Gossip Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:38:25 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=219#comment-21791 [...] When Scott Boras isn t busy eating your children, he is actually baking cookies for his employees. [...] [...] When Scott Boras isn t busy eating your children, he is actually baking cookies for his employees. [...]

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2006/10/25/scott-boras-wants-to-eat-your-children/#comment-21393 I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Scott Boras: The Devil Wears Jeans? Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:54:50 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=219#comment-21393 [...] When Scott Boras isn’t busy eating your children, he is actually baking cookies for his employees. [...] [...] When Scott Boras isn’t busy eating your children, he is actually baking cookies for his employees. [...]

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2006/10/25/scott-boras-wants-to-eat-your-children/#comment-11774 I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » What If.. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:01:48 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=219#comment-11774 [...] So what if major league execs decided to ignore all of the recent trends.  Well then we would have the 2007 free-agent climate, where the $3.7 billion mark of six years ago will be left in the dust.  Sounds good to you and me, unless of course, major league teams end up throwing away all their money in posting fees within the next couple of years (if I had $51 million dollars sitting around, I would give it to the Seibu Lions as well).  And don’t try to get your hands on any players from Japan, because Scott Boras is already busy eating your children.  Plus, we are really screwed if Hugo Chavez decides to restrict Venezuelan players from participating in major league baseball [Game over? Politics may pitch baseball into a crisis]. But overall, there should be no complaints from baseball agents.  Selig says the league is doing fine, a new labor deal was signed ahead of time, and players continue to boost their salaries.  Individual teams may be making mistakes.  Here is the big ethical/longterm decision: Will you exploit these mistakes and get your client an overpaid contract where a team may lose trust in your business or will you get fair value for your players and build relationships with upper management? [...] [...] So what if major league execs decided to ignore all of the recent trends.  Well then we would have the 2007 free-agent climate, where the $3.7 billion mark of six years ago will be left in the dust.  Sounds good to you and me, unless of course, major league teams end up throwing away all their money in posting fees within the next couple of years (if I had $51 million dollars sitting around, I would give it to the Seibu Lions as well).  And don’t try to get your hands on any players from Japan, because Scott Boras is already busy eating your children.  Plus, we are really screwed if Hugo Chavez decides to restrict Venezuelan players from participating in major league baseball [Game over? Politics may pitch baseball into a crisis]. But overall, there should be no complaints from baseball agents.  Selig says the league is doing fine, a new labor deal was signed ahead of time, and players continue to boost their salaries.  Individual teams may be making mistakes.  Here is the big ethical/longterm decision: Will you exploit these mistakes and get your client an overpaid contract where a team may lose trust in your business or will you get fair value for your players and build relationships with upper management? [...]

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2006/10/25/scott-boras-wants-to-eat-your-children/#comment-5350 I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » The 2nd Boston Tea Party Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:51:57 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=219#comment-5350 [...] Updating a past story: Scott Boras Wants To Eat Your Children, the Boston Red Sox have officially won the right to pay the Seibu Lions a posting fee for Daisuke Matsuzaka if the club is able to sign Mr. Matsuzaka.  The posting fee prediction on October 25th was anywhere between $17 million to $28 million.  I was only about $30 million dollars off target. [...] [...] Updating a past story: Scott Boras Wants To Eat Your Children, the Boston Red Sox have officially won the right to pay the Seibu Lions a posting fee for Daisuke Matsuzaka if the club is able to sign Mr. Matsuzaka.  The posting fee prediction on October 25th was anywhere between $17 million to $28 million.  I was only about $30 million dollars off target. [...]

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