Casey Close of CAA has recently made Ryan Howard the person you will see on the cover of new Topps baseball card boxes [To trading card company, Howard is Topps]. No doubt about it, Ryan Howard is a great baseball player with the potential to break many records. However, maybe there is more appeal to […]
It has been a few weeks since Ryan Howard dropped Larry Reynolds like he was hot. I suggested that Howard may choose the Beverly Hills Sports Council, following the path of teammate Jimmy Rollins. Instead, Ryan Howard decided that he should make a decision based on emotions. He is quoted as saying: “I’m a kind […]
Larry Reynolds was dropped as Ryan Howard’s agent [Howard dismisses agent; Phils mull raise]. Reynolds will miss out on quite a chunk of change when Howard becomes arbitration eligible after the 2007 season. Howard will move onto his third agent shortly (his first was Jim Turner), and there is a good chance that it may […]
In 2005, the average salary in baseball was $2,476,589. In 2006, that figure jumped up to $2,699,292 [Average MLB salary rose 9 percent in ’06]. The average MLB salary should break $3 million in the near future, which is a promising sign for athletes and agents. Here is an interesting breakdown by position: Third basemen […]
Great story in The Boston Globe detailing the entire contract negotiations between the Boston Red Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka [Wooing of pitcher was wowing]. Who knows, maybe you can be as lucky as Scott Boras in a negotiation, and be given the gift of time (a clock) from upper management. By the way, if you […]
Foul Balls takes a look at some of the early baseball contracts that have been signed this off season before the Winter Meetings. For anyone who thought that salaries might go down in the only sport without a salary cap, you may want to think again [Major League Baseball Is Out of Its Mind]. -Darren […]
The new labor deal that will extend to December 11, 2011 (mark it on your calendar) was completed and agreed upon at the end of October. Instead of reporting about it along the way, I decided to wait until the dust settled and many different sources made comments about the deal. This post will serve […]
Updating a past story: Scott Boras Wants To Eat Your Children, the Boston Red Sox have officially won the right to pay the Seibu Lions a posting fee for Daisuke Matsuzaka if the club is able to sign Mr. Matsuzaka. The posting fee prediction on October 25th was anywhere between $17 million to $28 million. […]
Americans have been smuggling Cuban items into the country since the formation of the Cuban Embargo. The latest item: professional baseball players. Gustavo “Gus” Dominguez has been charged for paying aides to illegally bring Cuban players to California with the end goal being that they get signed by MLB teams [Feds charge agent with smuggling […]
And also sign more baseball players and increase his revenue. Daisuke Matsuzaka, MVP of the World Baseball Classic, has decided that he will leave the Seibu Lions in Japan and test the MLB waters with his agent Scott Boras helping him along the way [Boras to represent Japanese pitching star Matsuzaka]. This guy has performed […]