Endeavor announced signing purchase agreements to acquire nine minor league baseball teams through its newly founded subsidy, Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). The new organization intends to utilize professional management, best practices, innovation, and investment to support, promote, and enhance the game of baseball. More specifically, DBH will support ticket sales, naming rights, food operations, broadcasting […]
New York Yankees top pitching prospect Luis Gil has hired Rep 1 Sports for representation according to Jon Heymen. Gil, the Yankees No. 5 overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline was signed by the Twins in the 2014-15 international signing period for $90,000 out of the Dominican Republic. The Yankees acquired Gil in a trade […]
In less than a month, Minor League Baseball will host its annual Winter Meetings. This year, the four day event will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. As always, not all activities are open to the general public. The PBEO Job Fair and the Baseball Trade Show tend to be the main […]
Many agents take little to no commission on a client’s signing bonus when he signs a professional contract after being drafted in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Thereafter, at a minimum, the client will ask his agent to pay for his equipment. Over multiple years, this cost adds up. All the while, the agent continues […]
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 […]
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, […]
It may officially be Spring Break, but this week has been no break for me. Between visiting clients at Spring Training facilities and meeting with parents of potential future advisees, along with a bunch of other business related tasks, I sure have been able to keep myself busy during what has been a relaxing week […]
Major and Minor League Baseball are currently at a break in action, but at Dynasty Athlete Representation, we never stop working. And players continue to notice the work that we do for our current clients. We are happy to announce the addition of two new clients. One is a left-handed pitcher with plenty of college […]
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal announced that they would expand their sports section from its once-a-week appearance to an everyday section, and I’ve been following the online version since. Last week I came across a very interesting article by Allen Barra, and I wanted to explore the possibilities of an idea he proposed. […]
For Immediate Release Dynasty Thunders Ahead In Building Its Baseball Division Gainesville, FL – [December 10, 2008], Dynasty Athlete Representation, LLC began with one baseball and one bowling client. Today, the company is proud to have thirteen of the top PBA bowlers and six talented young baseball players making their way up the ranks of […]