Apparently Boras is talking to the Cubs about a $30+ million a year contract, with some money deferred towards an ownership stake when he retires. It's on ESPN now.
Since it would be tampering of the highest order for the Cubs to be doing anything like that, I have my doubts about how seriously to take that.
Im not taking it seriously at all, the story go's that Boras knows who is likely to win the bid to take over ownership of the Cubs and is negotiating with them. I like A-Rod on the Yankees but i as a Cubs fan i dont want him in Chicago, yes he is probably the best player in the majors at the moment but he is to 'Im a star, lets talk about me' we have a nice team chemistry and i dont want to pay him 30+ mill a year
Oh forgot to add that its highly unlikely that this is true, how would he know as there are consortiums who have not even come public, i think its all a load of nonsense to drive A-Rods price through the roof. For my money he will sign with the Yankees
It would be, but it would have to be proven. There were the same rumors about Boras talking to other teams to get an interest in JD Drew before he opted out, so it wouldn't be unprecedented.
Does anyone else absolutely despise Boras? He just seems such a slime ball, pushing his players to the highest bidder. Is there anything called Loyalty in the game today?
The answer to that would be no, but Boras would reply that there never was any loyalty of the teams to the players, so all he does is level the playing field.
If this were true I wonder if they would try to convert A-Rod back to SS. I mean they're already paying Aramis ~15m a year for the next 4 years at least and I don't think he can play anywhere else.
I really hope not, we have Theriot who i absolutely love, i dont want a completely bought team of stars, i like bringing players through and seeing them make a difference.
Just something i saw on ESPN, just enforces the fact that this story is probably a load of rubbish, his agent would deny it as it would violate MLB rules, but everyone seems to be saying that this story came as the product of a over exaggerated imagination.
They should collect the offers and present them, in my opinion and i admit its probably very naive in todays game they should advise but not push, whenever i think of Boras i just get the feeling that he pushes his players into playing for the highest bidder, gets in there minds, i mean A-Rod is what guranteed 27 Million next year, is that not enough to live on?? Even if A-Rod wanted to stay at the Yankees, i bet Boras would get in his head and push him to sign a contract for 30 Mill a year, extra bit of commision.
Well, honestly, that's what all agents do, not just Boras. It's what led to Pete Kendall's situation. Also, Drew Rosenhaus is the same in football. It happens all the time. American pro sports today are simply a business. All of the strikes assured that. And actually, in all fairness, it's the Yankees' fault it is the way it is today. George Steinbrenner established early on paying any price to make it to the top. All other teams are simply catching up to the message at this point. As for ARod, it's easy to see why he'll get a raise this offseason. He's probably (and it's honestly not even an arguable point in my mind) the best player in the sport. A clear MVP, who basically carried his team on his shoulders long enough for them to get into the playoffs after seeming out of it a month into the year. That said, he deserves to be paid more than any other player in the sport, for the rest of his career. This is what Boras is whispering in his ear. On top of that, if ARod walks, he does so able to shift the blame away from greed. All he need say is that he was truly hurt by the boos last year, and couldn't handle the pressure. He has a big get out of jail free card. All I hope is that he renegotiates the years left. He absolutely deserves a raise (if anyone does) but he's not going to get it from the Yankees if he doesn't keep the money from Texas flowing.
Your right and thats why i admitted my view is naive in todays game, would the MLB be better without free agency? I know its the prices being driven higher, but i just hate that players are not satisfied with getting millions a year, they want more, i know its all about getting paid for what you deserve in your respective field of work so its all part of baseball i really jsut dislike. Agents are a profession that i have no respect for, and your probably right that all agents are the same, Boras just gets more publicity because of his clinentel so its easy to focus on him. Whatever happens i hope he gets a extension on his current deal as i sure dont want him in Chicago.:beer:
I don't know if a sport would be better without FA. When the system changed in football, I thought it was going to be a disaster, but it wasn't. Free Agency is a necessary evil, I guess. It's not like banning FA would help the fan base. Even if the owners weren't paying the players, they'd still pocket the same money, and still find an excuse to boost ticket prices. I'd rather the players at least made the money if I'm going to be paying anyway.
Yer i guess your right, i dont think this will matter to much though as for some reason im pretty confident that A-Rod is going to extend his stay in the bronx, especially if they win a world series here, as the fans will love him. He has worked hard to win the fans over and now he has i dont think he will leave, and didnt he say something like if you wanted to be a legend you had to play in the lights of Yankee Stadium?? something like that.
