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 […]
Tag: Baseball
Prior to this past weekend, Zack Greinke was represented by baseball powerhouse SFX. Many believe that Greinke was frustrated with being “stuck” in Kansas City, and made a switch to a new agency with the hope that it would possibly cause the Royals organization to move him to a new team. Greinke switched to Jeff […]
I feel honored to be nominated as the Top Sports Social Media Professional of 2010. It is a very impressive list of professionals with a variety of backgrounds. If you enjoy my work on this site and my Tweets, cast a vote in my direction. And this blog feels very honored to be up for Top […]
Yesterday, it was announced that the Major League Baseball minimum salary in the 2011 Championship Season will be $414,000. It is a $14,000 raise over the 2010 minimum. Article VI of the 2007-2011 MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement (referred to as the “Basic Agreement”) deals with player salaries. Specifically, Section B of the Article contemplates Minimum […]
It would be silly for Cliff Lee and his team of advisors to not take into consider the tax consequences of signing a long-term contract. Lee is looking to sign a 7-year contract, which will lock him up in a certain locale, where he will play all of his home games and likely be taxed […]
I have the 1st seed in my fantasy football league and I am hoping to win my league for the 2nd year in a row. This weekend is the big Fort Lauderdale boat parade. It will be nice to enjoy the beautiful view from my apartment in downtown Fort Lauderdale with friends, family, and even […]
It was painful to be at Doak Campbell Stadium while the Florida Gators got destroyed by the Florida State Seminoles. And then we get beat by the University of Central Florida in basketball. It just is not the year for Gator sports. I went to my first Miami Heat game of the season this week. […]
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” may never be more applicable than with the photo to the right. In one of the most awkward contract negotiations in recent baseball history, between Derek Jeter, agent Casey Close, and the New York Yankees, it is not clear yet which side will emerge victorious. What […]
Next week, top level executives from every Major League organization will congregate in Orlando, Florida for the Rule 5 Draft, which traditionally occurs at the end of the Baseball Winter Meetings. This year’s Rule 5 Draft will go down on December 9. As a quick refresher, here are the basics of the Rule 5 Draft: […]
On November 22, 2010, I wrote about a University of Southern California student named Teague Egan. Egan, who is licensed by the NFL Players Association, was found to have given Dillon Baxter (a student-athlete at USC), a ride on his golf cart, which prominently displays the logo of his company (as seen at the bottom […]