Between signing new clients, continuing to get settled in my new apartment in Ft. Lauderdale, providing new (hopefully quality) posts to this website, promoting the hell out of my guys (Clint Robinson up for Triple Crown winner in the Texas League!), doing some Trademark & Family Law work, and much more – this has been […]
Tag: Baseball
I have to admit that I am a little surprised at the lack of responses to my publishing of the Prospective Baseball Student-Athlete Questionnaire. There is no way that you all have no issues with future student-athletes receiving such a document immediately after they choose to not sign with the professional teams that drafted them. […]
Immediately following this year’s August 16th MLB First-Year Player Draft signing deadline, I noted that I had heard from various sports agents and sports law scholars, that based on the strong possibility of a future mandatory (instead of the current “recommended”) slotting system, some of the big spending teams (i.e. Red Sox, Yankees) will be […]
I spent last weekend in New York, meeting with friends in the sports business and companies that might be able to help out Dynasty‘s current clients and its expansion efforts. It has already proved to be a very rewarding trip. I am very close to finally being all settled in my new home in Fort […]
Last week, I reported that Gaylord Sports lost a baseball agent to a law firm. That baseball agent is Gregg Clifton, and he left to go practice at Jackson Lewis, a firm that specializes in labor and employment issues. Many people in the industry believe that Clifton did not necessarily leave voluntarily, and that he […]
Yesterday, I wrote about what money means to minor leaguers. Most non-40-man roster players in the Minors barely make enough money to pay their own bills, let alone others’ bills if they have to take care of a family. But there are players who benefit from large signing bonuses upon entering their new organization’s farm […]
Matt Kemp is not having the season he or I would have liked him to have. I took him with the first pick in my fantasy baseball league, and my current spot in the standings reflects his drop in production from last year. Kemp is striking out a lot more when he is up at […]
The other day, I was negotiating with a General Manager of a Winter Ball team that is interested in signing one of my clients to play for him. He originally offered my client $1,000 less than I was hoping for, but included a shared apartment. The stated offer is not a figure to complain about, […]
The main reason why last week I wondered whether Karsten Whitson might be in trouble due to reports of his advisor having direct communication with the San Diego Padres, is because while there are much more pressing concerns for the NCAA to worry about in the other sports under its regulatory umbrella, the association continues […]
I am up in New York for the weekend, staying in Scarsdale, but I will be in the City all day today. A lot of business meetings scheduled. Saturday will be a true day of rest, as I celebrate a friend’s birthday. Can’t beat the fact that one of my clients will be at the […]