http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/09/29/international-bonuses-worth-it/ A blog for sports agents: Discussing sports business news, Sports Law, and other interesting sports related material Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:47:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/09/29/international-bonuses-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-96186 Darren Heitner Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:31:35 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=2375#comment-96186 True...a signing bonus is just that...a bonus contingent on the initial signing. But why even spend that money up front without any proven track record...especially on such young guys? It takes money away from other guys who may have shown they have what it takes even though they were not "prospects". True…a signing bonus is just that…a bonus contingent on the initial signing. But why even spend that money up front without any proven track record…especially on such young guys? It takes money away from other guys who may have shown they have what it takes even though they were not “prospects”.

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/09/29/international-bonuses-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-96132 JaQay Carlyle Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:39:05 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=2375#comment-96132 I guess these would be more important if they were also getting huge contracts. If they havent sniffed the majors, they're essentially living off that signing bonus right? Baseball's not my specialty, but I thought that the signing bonus kind of held them over till they can make the big cash in the MLB. In the end if you spread that one-time bonus out over this time, it adds up to not be as substantial as thought... Similar to a signing bonus for the NFL being spread out for cap stuff. I've been wrong before though. I know you do baseball DH, what are your thoughts? I guess these would be more important if they were also getting huge contracts. If they havent sniffed the majors, they’re essentially living off that signing bonus right? Baseball’s not my specialty, but I thought that the signing bonus kind of held them over till they can make the big cash in the MLB. In the end if you spread that one-time bonus out over this time, it adds up to not be as substantial as thought… Similar to a signing bonus for the NFL being spread out for cap stuff. I’ve been wrong before though. I know you do baseball DH, what are your thoughts?

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