Categories
Contract Negotiation Headline MLB Players MLB Teams Sports Agents

Matt Sosnick Has Been Busy Making Moves

Matt Sosnick is a good friend of this blog.  He was a subject of an Interview with the Agent in April of 2007, and in March 2009, he answered your questions regarding draft expectations, how to make contacts with people in the sports agent business, and recruiting tactics.  Wedged in between, in 2008, Sosnick spoke […]

Categories
Headline NFL Players Sports Agents Sports Business

On To The Next One: Beanie Wells

Chris “Beanie” Wells has not changed his nickname, but he has changed his agent.  DeBartolo Sports has lost a lot of clients, and quite a few have gone to Drew Rosenhaus at Rosenhaus Sports Representation – DeSean Jackson, Louis Murphy, and now Beanie Wells.  DeBartolo was also fired by New York Giants wide receiver Steve […]

Categories
Contract Negotiation Headline MLB Players MLB Rules MLB Teams

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 […]

Categories
Contract Negotiation Headline MLB Players MLB Teams

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 […]