Tag Archives: Contract Negotiation

Interviews With Joe Rosen And Jeff Frye

Interviews With Joe Rosen And Jeff Frye

In the past few weeks, hotstove.com has had a couple of agents on its Hot Stove TV column.  One is Joe Rosen of Orpheus Sports and the other is Jeff Frye of Franklin-Frye Sports. Joe Rosen’s big... 

Allen Iverson: Final Answer

Allen Iverson: Final Answer

From the moment the news broke of Allen Iverson’s “retirement”, the real question was how long before he found someone willing to offer him a contract. So after just seven days of “retirement”... 

Rajon Rondo Signs A $55 Million Extension

Rajon Rondo Signs A $55 Million Extension

A year after helping a Garnett-less Boston Celtics get within one game of the Eastern Conference finals by averaging near a triple double (17.6ppg, 9.7 rpg, 9.6 apg), Rajon Rondo wanted to be among the... 

Hamilton Gets a New Deal

Hamilton Gets a New Deal

This is my first coaching contract negotiation piece, ever. Upon researching my topic, I realized that the numbers in coaching contracts get very confusing. So, while listing the different incentives in... 

The Latest Defection: Jiri Hudler to the KHL

The Latest Defection: Jiri Hudler to the KHL

Heading into this summer, General Manager Ken Holland and the rest of the Detroit Red Wings’ brain trust knew that it would be difficult to keep last year’s team together. After signing Henrik Zetterberg... 

The Decade Deal: What It Means for the NHL

The Decade Deal: What It Means for the NHL

Just prior to the start of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Johan Franzen signed an 11 year, $43 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Franzen’s new contract was the latest in a series of extremely... 

Boras Pulling Out All the Tricks for Strasburg

Boras Pulling Out All the Tricks for Strasburg

Scott Boras has started to put on a show in an effort to pull some leverage out of his hat for Stephen Strasburg’s contract. Boras is wisely positioning the righty from San Diego State as the next best... 

Ryan Morgan

Ryan Morgan

Ryan W. Morgan, president and CEO of Morgan Advisory Group (MAG), first experienced the sports business while working with the law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP. He was on a team of attorneys that represented... 

The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

There has been much concern about the financial conditions of NHL teams the past few months.  Obviously, a struggling economy isn’t good for any sports team.  So how will the depressing economic... 

Interview With The Agent: Per Hagen

Interview With The Agent: Per Hagen

Per Hagen founded the player agency Poker Icons (http://www.pokericons.com/) in 2006, and just recently, Vegas Group merged with the company. Per is a Norwegian (34) who lives in the suburbs outside... 

Bartelstein bests Boras in recent deals

Bartelstein bests Boras in recent deals

Two aging stars, Manny Ramirez and Kurt Warner, signed contracts in the first week of March, but that is where the similarities between the two end. In actuality, now that everything is settled, the contracts... 

Is the A League transfer system flawed?

Is the A League transfer system flawed?

John Kosmina certainly thinks so. The Sydney FC coach has a struggle on his hands to keep many of his stars who are attracting lucrative offers from not only other A League clubs, but overseas too. [Kosmina... 

Max Contract Vs. Max-Plus Contract

Max Contract Vs. Max-Plus Contract

Nuances.  That’s what contract negotiation often times boils down to.  You think you got your client the best deal possible until a more clever agent finds a way to add in that extra clause into... 

Expected Batting Average

Expected Batting Average

Your baseball client’s contract is about to expire and you and your interns are crunching numbers to make sure that he is properly valued in the upcoming negotiations with various organizations.... 

Jackson Gets Paid

Jackson Gets Paid

Steven Jackson has finally ended his holdout. The centerpiece of the St. Louis Rams offense is back on the practice field after accruing around $400,000 worth of fines during his hiatus from Rams preseason... 

More Holdout Discussion

More Holdout Discussion

Following up on the excellent post made by Vinson Vadakara…if his pay scale were in place, the Jacksonville Jaguars would be a happier organization.  Former University of Florida sack machine, Derrick... 

Forget the Players, Coaches are Keeping their Agents Busy

Forget the Players, Coaches are Keeping their Agents Busy

Guest contribution by loyal reader and current Q2 intern, Michael Goldman. While the NBA’s off-season is still about a week away (or less), the league has already seen some significant moves. However,... 

NFL Collective Bargaining Answers

NFL Collective Bargaining Answers

Have not been able to get much sleep since the announcement that the NFL owners opted out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement? Doubtful. But if you are a fan, agent, player, or personnel related to... 

World Series Sleaze

World Series Sleaze

Sticking to the theme of baseball (it is MLB Amateur Draft week, after all), could a sports agent be blamed for Oklahoma State’s downfall in this year’s College World Series? It would be too... 

Interview With The Agent: Max Eppel

Interview With The Agent: Max Eppel

Sports Agent Interview: with Samyr Laine Agent: Max Eppel Agency: Max Eppel Soccer Agency LLC Questions: 1.) How did you get started in this industry? I qualified in England as a barrister (Lawyer) in... 


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