http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/02/21/agents-are-overrated/ 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/2007/02/21/agents-are-overrated/#comment-140796 Arbitration Is Costly, But Potentially Lucrative – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:01:23 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=350#comment-140796 [...] about their flaws.  Point #2 is actually one of the reasons I, and former CFL player Doug Brown, believe agents are necessary for players. Tags: Add new tag, Baseball, free agent, Major League Baseball, Marvin Miller, sports agent [...] [...] about their flaws.  Point #2 is actually one of the reasons I, and former CFL player Doug Brown, believe agents are necessary for players. Tags: Add new tag, Baseball, free agent, Major League Baseball, Marvin Miller, sports agent [...]

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/02/21/agents-are-overrated/#comment-55949 SportsAgentBlog.com - I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Curt Schilling And His Bully Pulpit Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:10:22 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=350#comment-55949 [...] manager of his team do not enter a personal arena where playing on the team becomes uncomfortable [Agents Are Overrated].  This is huge.  You do not want to make playing on the team uncomfortable, and by going into a [...] [...] manager of his team do not enter a personal arena where playing on the team becomes uncomfortable [Agents Are Overrated].  This is huge.  You do not want to make playing on the team uncomfortable, and by going into a [...]

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/02/21/agents-are-overrated/#comment-35423 I Want to be a Sports Agent » Blog Archive » Daunte Culpepper Needs Our Help Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:47:11 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=350#comment-35423 [...] that an athlete can suffer when choosing the “cheap way out” by not signing an agent [Agents Are Overrated].  I also gave testimony from Doug Brown, a defensive lineman in the CFL, who gave 2 reasons for [...] [...] that an athlete can suffer when choosing the “cheap way out” by not signing an agent [Agents Are Overrated].  I also gave testimony from Doug Brown, a defensive lineman in the CFL, who gave 2 reasons for [...]

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2007/02/21/agents-are-overrated/#comment-20429 Lachlan Wood Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:15:57 +0000 http://www.dhpromo.com/blog/?p=350#comment-20429 Unless you're Ray Allen and you know you're getting the max contract I don't see any point in not having an agent. If you don't want someone controlling your life, hire Lon Babby (I believe he mostly focuses on contracts only). Pat Garrity made comments about not wanting an agent to control him in the past. If there is no negotiation in your contract, it might not make sense to hire an agent. However, as you pointed out Darren, relationships can be broken due to what's said in the negotiation room. The team is playing down your clients worth, you're building it up. If you're a player hearing these things has to sting and be a hit to ones self confidence. I'm reading Wayne Embry's book and he mentions a few reasons on why he hired an agent for his last (managerial) contract in Cleveland. Sure the fees are high, but it's a full-time job. Not to mention all the other aspects behind shopping a player, using other teams to your advantage, etc., etc.. Most players are not experts at CBAs either. Again, Ray Allen's situation really was the only time I thought it made some sense because there was no negotiation when he was in Milwaukee. However, since then I believe he's hooked up with Babby. Unless you’re Ray Allen and you know you’re getting the max contract I don’t see any point in not having an agent. If you don’t want someone controlling your life, hire Lon Babby (I believe he mostly focuses on contracts only). Pat Garrity made comments about not wanting an agent to control him in the past. If there is no negotiation in your contract, it might not make sense to hire an agent. However, as you pointed out Darren, relationships can be broken due to what’s said in the negotiation room. The team is playing down your clients worth, you’re building it up. If you’re a player hearing these things has to sting and be a hit to ones self confidence. I’m reading Wayne Embry’s book and he mentions a few reasons on why he hired an agent for his last (managerial) contract in Cleveland. Sure the fees are high, but it’s a full-time job. Not to mention all the other aspects behind shopping a player, using other teams to your advantage, etc., etc.. Most players are not experts at CBAs either. Again, Ray Allen’s situation really was the only time I thought it made some sense because there was no negotiation when he was in Milwaukee. However, since then I believe he’s hooked up with Babby.

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