God bless his soul, but Tom Petty said it best...
The waiting is the hardest part...
Last edited by moonslav59; 01-19-2018 at 12:50 AM.
There has to be something a little devious going on. Not even Boras himself expected to have Martinez, Hosmer, Moustakas and Arrieta still unsigned on January 19. He'll have something to say about it all at some point, I expect.
It's hard to say right now. I think the biggest factor is the dumb luxury tax threshold. I understand having one, but I think the threshold should be much higher. A lower threshold will depress wages (and we all know our cable bills or tickets or concessions aren't getting cheaper).
Scott Boras undoubtedly has a conflict of interest with many of his clients but I suspect Boras informs each prospective client of the potential conflicts, asks the player to sign a waiver and advises the player to seek independent counsel on that narrow issue.
Boras is a licensed attorney in California but I assume the agent contract Boras offers to players clearly states that he is the player's agent, not the player's attorney. Different rules apply.
A good read on why the FA is a little slow this year.
https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/01/19/fr...eta-yu-darvish
I like that article.
I have said this before, I just don't see these guys as "transformational" players. Their agents may blow smoke up their asses and inflate their egos, but they are mostly a flawed group.
No way JDM is worth 5/125.
Whatever.
Glad we got Moreland back. At least he is worth his contract.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."