Every day, ESPN informs us that something new has happened in the Manny Ramirez/Scott Boras/Ned Colletti/Los Angeles Dodgers negotiations, yet nothing has changed. No deal has been made and Manny/Boras have little leverage; the baseball economy has shrunk and teams are not willing to spend THAT much money. Sure, the Yankees have spent a great […]
Category: MLB Players
I am a big fan of Orlando Hudson. In a baseball world where analysts sweat over “prospects” who often never bring back any return on the huge investments teams pump into attaining them, it is nice to see a player make it who was selected in the 43rd round of the draft. Tony Jackson of […]
Yesterday, Jason Wulterkens looked at how IMG might have been deeply connected to the Stanford Financial Scandal. But IMG and its clients might come away from this potential scandal unscathed. A few Boras clients may have tougher obstacles to overcome. Johnny Damon, Xavier Nady, and Mike Pelfrey have had their bank accounts frozen by the […]
After A-Rod’s memorable apology and admission of using steroids and performance enhancing drugs from 2001-2003, many comments and allegations, both positive and negative, have been thrown around. Alex Rodriguez was another big name star on the list of admitted steroid users during baseball’s “asterisks era.” Although Alex did tarnish his reputation by acknowledging his use […]
A good buddy of mine/CEO of Chaney Sports Group, Chris Chaney, passed along this interview with his friend, Matthew Seminara. Matthew is the CEO of Seminara Sports, which looks to be a full-service baseball agency with an office in New York City. Seminara Sports seems to have a nice stable of Minor League clients after […]
With Manny still left unsigned, it’s time to take a closer look at his agent’s actions. It’s very well known that Boras was looking for a contract of 4 years worth close to $100 million. After every Dodger rejection, Boras insisted that the market was heating up and that the big money was still out […]
I am going to go ahead and throw something out there that I doubt will be viewed favorably by most of the Sports Agent Blog’s readers. America’s fascination with sports is severely sick and twisted. Set fire to the stake, assemble the tar and feathers and send me straight to the guillotine, for I have […]
It is completely evident to me now that baseball truly is the one sport that can suck great players up and spit them out just as easily. However, this time, the player that the league spat out isn’t exactly a superstar….anymore (or at least, didn’t look like one the past two years). Let me tell […]
Dynasty Baseball Agent, Bryan Swalley, recently received an email from a graduate student at LSU asking Swalley for help on a school project he was working on regarding sports agentry (specifically, baseball). I believe that the Q&A is valuable for SportsAgentBlog.com readers and thus decided to post them below. Q: What types of services do […]
Buster Olney of ESPN reported that, “There is a growing feeling within the industry that the nation’s economic struggles are going to have a major impact on the decisions of some teams. Some executives and agents believe a lot of teams might shy away from long-term obligations knowing that the disposable income of many of […]