I spent last weekend in New York, meeting with friends in the sports business and companies that might be able to help out Dynasty‘s current clients and its expansion efforts. It has already proved to be a very rewarding trip. I am very close to finally being all settled in my new home in Fort…
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Aug
27
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (8/27/2010)
Jul
23
Parise And Platt Hope To Follow The Indy To Majors Path
A week-and-a-half ago, Ben Nicholson-Smith wrote an excellent post on MLBTradeRumors.com, which happens to be a fantastic website. Titled, The Path From Indy Ball To The Majors, Nicholson-Smith talked about Daniel Nava, a player who started his career in an Independent Baseball league, yet eventually received a promotion to play at the highest level possible…
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Jul
14
Tom Condon Talks Rookie Wage Scale And Recruiting
Rick Horrow, also known as “The Sports Professor”, recently interviewed Tom Condon for Fox Sports. He asked Condon if he thought that the agent business regulates itself adequately. The response: ”No, not really.” The big problem is the enforcement of the rules, not that the rules don’t exist. If Condon could change one thing, it would…
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Jun
18
Dynasty Fall 2010 Internship Information
This is a guest post from Dynasty HR Director, Justin Herzig. Halfway through June, and the 2010 Summer Internship Program at Dynasty is going great. Our interns are hard at work researching, analyzing, and doing everything possible to make it a better tomorrow for Dynasty’s clients. They still have a couple months to go in…
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May
22
An Intern(al) Look at Becoming a Sports Agent
It’s been a few weeks since my last post. I apologize. I’ve been busy finishing up law school. I had 6 classes this semester and so I had 6 finals to deal with. That consisted of 4 actual exams, a 25 page research paper and a take home exam that ran me 12 pages. This…
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May
18
The Deal is Done – Trindon Holliday Signs Contract
Trindon Holliday has chosen to be the guinea pig of this year’s off-season, becoming the first 2010 drafted player to sign, signing a four-year, $2.713 million contract with the Houston Texans. In the NFL, rookie salaries for players drafted in the earlier rounds (especially first round) are typically highly competitive with essentially unlimited upside to…
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Apr
30
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/30/2010)
Woohoo! As of 3:43 p.m. yesterday, I was officially done with law school. Technically, I am not a law school graduate until May 14, but as long as I don’t have to step foot into the Levin College of Law’s library for the next couple of weeks, I’ll take it! The next two weeks will…
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Apr
23
An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent
Last weekend was quite a weekend. I finally got to see one of the college baseball players that we are tracking. He went 0-5 with a BB but he made some nice defensive plays and displayed some good speed. I also got to introduce myself to his mother and father. They seemed like very nice…
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Apr
17
An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent
Yesterday was another beautiful day. A great day for baseball. When I finished writing this post, I made the 30 min trip to my undergraduate alma mater to see one of our recruits play. They have one of the better college fields in the area. Coincidence may have it, he currently plays for the main…
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Apr
12
Carl Krauser Signs With The Waikato Pistons of the NBL
Two months ago, on February 13, I received a surprise email. Actually, me and 9 other agents received the same email. It was from Carl Krauser, and he was “looking for assistance in finding a sports agent.” Asking agents for assistance in finding an agent is like putting candy in front of a baby and…
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