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On To The Next One: Barry Enright

This is Barry Enright’s second time being featured in On To The Next One.  The current Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher sporting a nasty 6.65 ERA and a 0-2 win-loss record was reported to have switched from Beverly Hills Sports Council to Greg Genske and Kenny Felder of Legacy Sports at the end of last year. […]

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Alex Rodriguez Goes With Gaylord For Marketing

In 2010, Alex Rodriguez fired Scott Boras.  Boras had been Rodriguez’s MLBPA certified agent; his responsibility was to help Rodriguez choose the teams he would play for and negotiate the terms of his contracts with MLB teams.  However, Rodriguez has always had many other “agents” helping him out off of the field. In 2007, Rodriguez […]

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Former CAA Baseball Agent Casey Close Joins Excel Sports Management

Casey Close represents Derek Jeter, Ryan Howard, and Derek Lee (amongst other baseball players).  He is a former Michigan baseball player who won Baseball America’s National Player of the Year award in 1986.  Close is a member of the fairly new MLBPA Player Agent Advisory Committee.  He is nothing less than one of baseball’s major power […]

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Wade Davis’ $12.6 Million Pre-Arbitration Contract With The Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays fear arbitration.  The club is one of the few teams that employs a “file-and-trial” strategy once it and one of its players exchange figures leading up to an arbitration hearing, which means that if numbers are exchanged, there will be no settlement pre-hearing.  The Rays do this to dissuade players and […]

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Update: Howard A. Kusnick PA v. Kellin Deglan

The Texas Rangers selected Kellin Deglan with the #22 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft.  The 6’2 catcher was one of the more intriguing players on the Canadian high school baseball circuit, who was seen as pretty raw, but had quite a bit of potential, especially with a powerful bat.  The fact that […]

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On To The Next One: Carlos Guillen

As of the publishing of this post, the official website for Peter E. Greenberg and Associates still lists Carlos Guillen as a client.  But according to MLBTradeRumors.com, Guillen left Peter Greenberg for Octagon earlier this Spring.  In October 2010, Greenberg also lost Rafael Soriano to Scott Boras. Carlos Guillen will be on the disabled list […]

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MLB Players Bartending To Raise Funds For Pediatric Cancer Research

The Strike 3 Foundation, a charitable organization that mobilizes support, heightens awareness, and raises funding for pediatric cancer research, recently announced that it will host a “Celebrity Bartending Night” from 9-11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23 at American Junkie (4363 N 75th St, Scottsdale AZ, 85251).  It will be held in conjunction with Issues Concerning […]

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Former Hendricks Sports Agent Rodney Fernandez Charged With Grand Theft

According to Tweets by Melissa Segura of Sports Illustrated, Rodney Fernandez has been charged with grand theft based on allegations that he stole money from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first baseman, Kendry Morales.  More specifically, it is based on an allegation that Fernandez is linked to $300,000 magically disappearing from Morales’ bank account.  Fernandez […]

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On To The Next One: Travis Schlichting

It may not be long until Los Angeles Dodgers right handed pitcher Travis Schlichting is an important part of the team’s Major League bullpen.  Schlichting has very limited Major League experience over the past two seasons, but 2011 may be the year that he solidifies his spot with the big league team.  If Schlichting ever […]

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On To The Next One: Mark Teixeira

There is no word that Mark Teixeira has moved on to a new agent, and there is a distinct possibility that he does not hire a typical sports agent any time soon, but the New York Yankees first baseman has officially fired his longtime agent Scott Boras.  Teixeira’s 8-year, $160 million contract is good until […]