Jay Franklin is the President of B.B.I. Sports Group. Some of the clients signed to B.B.I. include Dylan Bundy, Ian Kinsler, Mitch Moreland, Conor Gillaspie, and Jeremy Hefner, amongst others. Franklin was previously employed with the Boras Corp before starting his own agency. 1) When did you realize that a career as a sports agent […]
Right around the 10th anniversary of Jeff Frye hitting for the cycle with the Toronto Blue Jays came the unfortunate news that he was fired by BBI Sports Group. However, I have heard that Frye still owns one-third of the company. Frye had been a partner with agent Jay Franklin at Franklin-Frye Sports for some time before the company […]
First Round Gerrit Cole (Pittsburgh Pirates) – Boras Corp. – I assume this negotiation was not as brutal as Pedro Alvarez’s? Danny Hultzen (Seattle Mariners) – Creative Artists Agency Trevor Bauer (Arizona Diamondbacks) – Wasserman Media Group Dylan Bundy (Baltimore Orioles) – Jay Franklin (BBI Sports Group) – I hope he will look as good […]