Comments on: Orlando Hudson’s Creative Contract

By: A Fan’s View » Blog Archive » Fixing the Twins without spending huge money

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:25 +0000

[...] incentives included $10,000 for every plate appearance from 576 to 632. (He ended up with 631.) Here’s the breakdown on last year’s [...]

By: Orlando Hudson’s Collecting On His Contract – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:01:44 +0000

[...] I was not accurate on the name of Orlando Hudson’s agent, but I was right on giving his agent praise for the structuring of Hudson’s 2009 contract. As a reminder, this was the deal that Hudson [...]

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:07:02 +0000

We have guys who will be starting the season in High A and Double A. follow @Darren_Heitner on twitter

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:57:32 +0000

Daren – I have looked through bios of your baseball guys and all of them seem like Rookie or Low-A Ball guys. Who is that you feel will be on the 40-man this season?

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:18:06 +0000

You apply to be an MLBPA registered agent once you have a player on a 40-man roster, not beforehand. It would definitely be a huge accomplishment to get a 40-man guy. In due time, my friend. You have to look at a lot of factors when deciding on a higher potential heavy incentive based contract or a lower K with a larger guarantee. You look at age of player, possibility of injury, types of incentives, players surrounding your client, etc. The most creative incentives are those that are made specifically for your client. An example: You have a very talented client who dominates for his team but the manager can’t get over the player’s weight. You and the player have talked about it, and he firmly believes that he can drop 10 pounds in a year. You put it in the K as an incentive, which should be easy to reach, and makes both sides happy.

For information on vesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesting

By: Johnny Magodoo

Johnny Magodoo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:54:19 +0000

Thanks, Darren. A couple follow up questions: Don’t you have to apply to be an MLBPA registered agent and pay annual dues? I hope one of your current clients or a new client is on the 40-man roster of a team – that would be a huge accomplishment. I was trying to put you in a position of an agent who had the option to structure the deal like Hudson’s or take a large guaranteed base with not as much upside. What are some other creative incentives that players can have in their contracts; like what is a vesting option and what besides PA and awards can be used in bonuses? Thanks.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:56:40 +0000

First of all, I am not an MLBPA registered agent. I do not become one until I represent a player on a team's 40-man roster (which will hopefully occur by the end of this year). Please make your question a little more clear. follow @Darren_Heitner on twitter

By: Johnny Magodoo

Johnny Magodoo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:07:38 +0000

Darren, as an MLB agent, doesn’t the union send you details of the player contracts? Or is this stuff made public? Let’s say Hudson was offered the deal above and also a guaranteed $5,750,000, wiich deal would you prefer? Thanks.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:38:08 +0000

Multiple places, including the LA Daily News. follow @Darren_Heitner on twitter

By: Parrish

Parrish — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:20:51 +0000

Darren,
Where did you find the details to Orlando Hudson contract?