Francisco Rodriguez, one of the best relief pitchers in Major League Baseball, is on the market. There are many teams interested in K-Rod but his agent Paul Kinzer is basing their decision on two variables: money and comfort. Kinzer stated that Rodriguez wants to feel comfortable wherever he goes. In October, Kinzer was quoted by […]
Category: Contract Negotiation
After the dominating performance Manny Ramirez gave with the Dodgers this past season, LA is not ready to see their prize walk away just yet. In an interview, Manny stated, “I want to see who is the highest bidder. Gas is up and so am I.” This past Wednesday, General Manager Ned Colletti said that […]
John Kosmina certainly thinks so. The Sydney FC coach has a struggle on his hands to keep many of his stars who are attracting lucrative offers from not only other A League clubs, but overseas too. [Kosmina slams signing system] Under the current system, any player who is out of contract at June 30 in […]
The owners and GMs are crying for help while the agents are saying that the sport may benefit from a hurting economy. Who should you believe? On one hand, guys like Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council are quoted as saying, “If you examine history, during the worst economic times, people spend whatever they […]
As many Major League clubs look over their rosters, some of them find players that just aren’t needed anymore – players that are just taking up cap room. Here is a list of some big time happenings going on around with the Red Sox alone: On October 31, 2008, the Boston Red Sox picked up […]
On Friday, October 31st, the New York Mets exercised their option to keep Carlos Delgado for a price tag of $12-million. This move is definately a steal for the Mets. Even though starting off terribly last yeat, Delgado finished with an average of .271 with 38 home runs and 115 RBIs. “Carlos is a key […]
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No Love For Griffey
Being one of the best players in Major League Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. sure as heck did not feel like one on Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox decided not to pick up his option. (According to SI.com) Playing only 41 games in Chicago after being traded from Cincinnati, Griffey now is out of a […]
The Angels have chosen to buyout Garret Anderson’s remaining contract worth $3-million. If the buyout route was not taken, the Angels would have had to pay Anderson’s $14-million option. Many questions come to mind when asking yourself if Anderson is “worth it”. Well, my answer for this is, numbers do not lie. Anderson has had […]
If it smells like collusion, and it looks like collusion, minus it not tasting like collusion, it probably is collusion. At least that is what Jeff Borris, Barry Bonds’ agent, has been preaching for a while now. And it finally seems like the MLBPA is going to take up Barry’s cause. Well…eventually. While the MLBPA […]
Nuances. That’s what contract negotiation often times boils down to. You think you got your client the best deal possible until a more clever agent finds a way to add in that extra clause into his client’s deal that serves as the cherry on top. Deron Williams and Chris Paul are undoubtedly ecstatic with their […]