Last week, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com wrote the following: Scott Boras’ latest attempt to free-agent-nap another marquee player — in this case, as first reported by Fox’s Ken Rosenthal, Mets dynamo Jose Reyes — was nothing new, other agents say. Now, technically, there is nothing illegal about it, as long as Boras reports all contact with…
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Jun
30
Jayson Werth Was Not Free-Agent-Napped By Scott Boras
Aug
09
On To The Next One: Dan Uggla
On Saturday, I had the honor of joining former Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, and New York Jets runningback, Keith Byars, on West Palm Beach’s CBS affiliate for a sports show hosted by Rick Horrow. I’ll momentarily forget that Byars attended the Ohio State University before having a very successful NFL career. We…
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May
26
Albert Pujols Agent Leaves Beverly Hills Sports Council
After Ryan Howard signed a 5-year, $125 million extension, many people in the industry started saying that Albert Pujols next contract will be worth $30 million per year…maybe even more. How much will the St. Louis Cardinals, or another MLB team, pay the best player in baseball? Pujols agent, Dan Lozano, probably dreams about it…
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Sep
24
Dennis Gilbert May Buy The Rangers
The Texas Rangers are for sale. Creditors want their money and owner Tom Hicks is giving in. Right now, there are three groups that have revealed interest in making the purchase, including Dennis Gilbert, who is currently a special assistant to the owner of the Chicago White Sox. He is also a Senior Partner at…
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Apr
10
Desi Relaford Bashes Beverly Hills Sports Council
Earlier this week, Jimmy Scott’s High & Tight interviewed former MLB player, Desi Relaford. Jimmy gave me a tip to check it out because the topic turned to Desi’s agents. Instead of listening to the long clip, I started in that particular area of conversation, which begins around the 27 minute mark. Desi originally signed…
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Mar
13
Update on the Pirates’ Indian Hurlers
Back in November, I wrote about the Pittsburgh Pirates global recruiting effort, especially the pickup of Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, contestants in India’s “Million Dollar Arm” reality TV contest. While their future within the Pirates’ organization is still unknown, Darren Rovell reported on Monday with updates to their story. When I mentioned last time…
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Nov
27
Pittsburgh Pirates going Global
Guest contribution by loyal reader and current Q2 intern, Michael Goldman. Real pirate ships aren’t the only pirates in the news for their global endeavors anymore. Recently, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made additions to their club from around the globe, including Monday’s signing of Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel from India, and the South African…
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Nov
06
Baseball And Money
The owners and GMs are crying for help while the agents are saying that the sport may benefit from a hurting economy. Who should you believe? On one hand, guys like Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council are quoted as saying, “If you examine history, during the worst economic times, people spend whatever they…
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