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Josh Johnson And The Marlins Come To Agreement

I’ve spoken about it on the radio and wrote about it here on SportsAgentBlog.com.  Josh Johnson wanted a 4-year deal similar to the contract Zach Greinke received last year (4-years and $38 million).  The Florida Marlins would only offer a 3-year deal worth $23 million.  The gap seemed tremendous; something that would probably lead to […]

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Josh Johnson Wants A 4-Year Deal

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of serving as a guest of Jared Schwartz on my hometown’s main sports radio channel, 560 WQAM.  It was a great conversation where we talked about the future of the Miami Heat (whether Wade, LeBron, and Bosh was a possibility), Josh Johnson’s future with the Florida Marlins, and the […]

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Colleges Recruiting Sports Law

The Andy Oliver Affair

On June 2, I wrote a post about a left-handed pitcher named Andy Oliver who had been restricted from helping his Oklahoma State University team advance in the NCAA tournament with the hope of playing in the College World Series.  At that point, I was merely pondering about what could have occurred to make the […]

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Interviews

Rick Thurman Matthew Kingsley Amen Teter Anthony Catanzarite Kim Garner Adisa P. Bakari Gideon Cohen Michael Jennings Micky Lawler Garry Rosenfield Johnny Alamo Brian Stanchak Lindsay Kagawa Colas Gilad Berkowitz Brian McLaughlin Jeffrey Whitney Daniel Hazan And Josh Wildes Garrett Broshuis Jay Franklin Louis Bing Ralph Cindrich Steve Persia Dan Rosquete Gordon Reid Alex Radetsky […]

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Dynasty Athlete Representation

Dynasty Notes – Part 3

Dynasty Notes will take you through the days when Darren and I (Matthew Vuckovich) did not even know each other, to Dynasty becoming an LLC, to signing our first client, and beyond. If you have not yet read Dynasty Notes – Part 2, go ahead and read it. Enjoy Dynasty Notes – Part 3. With […]

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Sports Agents

All Tatted Up

If you have not read the book about agent Matt Sosnick, (License to Deal by Jerry Crasnick) then you may not know about the branding loyalty that his clients express. Sosnick and Cobbe’s agency (Sosnick Cobbe Sports) have witnessed many of its clients voluntarily tattoo the company’s symbol on their bodies in support of those […]

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Social Networking

Clients on Social Networking Sites

Should you allow your client to have a profile on Facebook, Myspace, insert any other social networking site here? If you ask Scott Schafer, currently playing for the rookie level Gulf Coast Mets, he would say no. That is because the information that he had on his MySpace page led him to get dropped by […]

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2012 MLB Draft Round 1 Advisors/Players List

Prior coverage of MLB Draft (advisor/player) relationships: 2011 Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First Round + Supplemental First Highlights CAA Baseball with 7 clients selected – 11.67% Scott Boras with 6 clients selected – 10% The Legacy Agency with 5 clients selected – 8.33% SFX Baseball with 5 clients selected – 8.33% ICON Sports with 5 clients selected – […]