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How Interning At Beverly Hills Sports Council Changed My Life

The following guest contribution was written by Richard Pallarino (@rpallarino). “When you’re there, make yourself indispensable”-Jason Belzer. That’s what my mentor and friend Jason Belzer said to me before I left for my internship with Beverly Hills Sports Council, this past summer. I was headed to Los Angeles, CA with the goal of being the […]

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On To The Next One: Miguel Sano

Minnesota Twins prospect Miguel Sano is not yet a household name.  But it will not be long before he is on every baseball fan’s radar.  The 19-year-old from the Dominican Republic is ranked as the top prospect in the Twins organization and a top ten prospect (by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus) in all of […]

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On To The Next One: Colby Rasmus

In July 2011, outfielder Colby Rasmus was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays.  Since then, Rasmus has signed a couple of one year deals: a $2.7 million contract in January 2012 and a $4.675 million contract in January of this year.  He was represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council for both of those […]

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8th Round Pick Kevin Ross Shows Public Disgust With Signing Bonus

As of 5 p.m. EST on Friday, July 13, 2012, the signing period for players who were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Rule 4 Draft had elapsed.  Draftees who signed with the clubs that selected them were added to their respective farm systems, and those who failed to sign will either play at […]

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Baseball Agent Dan Lozano Gets Scorched By Deadspin

Prior to last night, if baseball agent Dan Lozano was a stock, his rating would be “Buy, Buy, Buy.”  It is not a far-fetched claim to state that no agent, in any sport, has experienced the meteoric rise in popularity in the past few years that Danny Lozano has accomplished.  Lozano departed from Beverly Hills Sports […]

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On To The Next One: Carlos Beltran

Baseball agent Dan Lozano of Icon Sports Group has recently found himself on the right side of our On To The Next One segment.  In the beginning of 2011, New York Yankees right fielder and first baseman Nick Swisher left Ohio based agent, Joe Bick of Pro Star Management, Inc for Danny Lozano.  Then, it was reported that young stud Yonder Alonso of the Cincinnati Reds […]

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On To The Next One: Aaron Hill

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill has left Beverly Hills Sports Council and signed with Brian Peters and Greg Genske of Legacy Sports Group.  Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal tweeted the change of representation just yesterday. Hill was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks only a couple of months ago.  The Blue Jays received […]

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Jayson Werth Was Not Free-Agent-Napped By Scott Boras

Last week, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com wrote the following: Scott Boras’ latest attempt to free-agent-nap another marquee player — in this case, as first reported by Fox’s Ken Rosenthal, Mets dynamo Jose Reyes — was nothing new, other agents say. Now, technically, there is nothing illegal about it, as long as Boras reports all contact with […]

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Dan Lozano’s Empire Expands With Addition Of Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez has been around the block when it comes to representation.  In 2007, he dropped Scott Boras (only concerning marketing) in favor of Madonna’s agent, Guy Oseary.  Then, in 2008, Rodriguez hired William Morris Agency (WMA) for marketing purposes.  In 2010, Rodriguez dropped all ties to Boras, terminating his relationship with Boras Corp. with […]

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On To The Next One: Barry Enright

This is Barry Enright’s second time being featured in On To The Next One.  The current Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher sporting a nasty 6.65 ERA and a 0-2 win-loss record was reported to have switched from Beverly Hills Sports Council to Greg Genske and Kenny Felder of Legacy Sports at the end of last year. […]