Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
By Darren Heitner | Friday, Nov 21st, 2008 | | Vote for this at Yardbarker, BallHype,Categories: Friday Wrap-Up
At home this weekend against The Citadel, away next week against FSU, and then the SEC Championship vs. Alabama. Can the Florida Gators pull it off and return to the National Championship game? If so, it will be in my backyard of Miami, Florida. Dynasty is real happy about Dan Leatherman re-signing with the Nats. We had a couple of football players try out with an AFL1 team this week. Check out our new Oklahoma-based model on the Entertainment side of the company. Studying for Finals has officially begun. I register for Spring semester classes on Tuesday. It is hard to believe that I am almost half way through law school. Here are some links for stories that I missed over the past week:
Sports Business
- HHR continues its excellent interview series with young sports entrepreneurs by talking to Yardbarker’s Marketing Coordinator, Diana Iakoubova [So You Want to Work in Sports?: Diana Iakoubova, Marketing Coordinator, Yardbarker Network].
- Jimmie Johnson = Roger Federer of NASCAR? [Why isn’t Jimmie Johnson more marketable?]
Basketball
- Brandon Jennings has a blog [When in Rome].
Baseball
- $52 million for a 17-game winner [Cubs, Dempster agree to four-year contract].
- Dustin Pedroia is counting down the days until he is arbitration eligible [An MVP Season for the Bargain Basement Price of $457K].
- The MLBPA tightens its grip on agents when it comes to arbitration [Union requires pre-arbitration update].
Football
- Should we start taking this kind of speak seriously? [Berthelsen predicts lockout in court testimony]
- About a dozen candidates remain in the search to replace the late Gene Upshaw [NFLPA narrows search for next executive director].
It’ll be really interesting to see how the Brandon Jennings experiment works out for Under Armour. If he’s successful (which I think he will be), it could turn out to be a great move for them. That blog/site looks really slick.
Thanks for the good posts this week, very informational. Quick question though - do minor league players really sign 2-year guaranteed contracts? If so, I would hope that in the contract, the monthly salary stipulated is higher for each higher level of A ball that Leatherman reaches. Did he sign what they call a “split” contract or a National Association contract with a side letter? Or just a pure minor league deal? What were some of the provisions that an agent negotiates? Can you share any of these (besides obviously trying to get Leatherman a higher monthly pay)? Good luck with your clients. I am sure you are seeing that repping PBL and AFL1 clients is a good experience but definitely to make a living being an agent, it will be tough. My friend had lunch with an agent who reps 3 NBA clients and he is contemplating going back into real estate. Keep working hard, but be cognizant that some parents might not like an agent who parties hard.
Salary is based on the level of ball. Pure minor league deal. Gotta start somewhere, my man.