It’s an all too common scenario facing student athletes these days: As the emphasis moves from skill to athletic ability, students are often faced with a choice of what sport to pursue professionally. In the past, it was often viewed that the ‘Big 4’ (MLB, NBA, NFL and the NHL) would be an ideal career […]
Last week, Tim Beckham received a $6.15 million signing bonus after being selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft. The $6.15 million bonus is the largest sum that any drafted player has received in the history of the MLB; it is $50,000 more than Justin Upton received as […]
Trying a slightly new format here for a change. Do you like it organized by category below? Anyway, a ton going on in this very busy summer. As I am sure you are aware, Dynasty acquired an agency that represents coaches. We have additionally begun our recruiting efforts in football and basketball. Dan Leatherman continues […]
Former SportsAgentBlog.com contributor, Andrew Bouthiller, and a variety of other journalists covered a juicy story last July: A federal judge sentenced U.S. sports agent Gustavo “Gus” Dominguez to five years in prison for smuggling potential Major League Baseball players out of Cuba. District Judge K. Michael Moore ordered the prison term for Dominguez, the 48-year-old […]
I hope you are enjoying the NBA Finals; nothing like a classic match-up of Lakers vs. Celtics. You have Kobe vs. Pierce, a three-headed monster in Pierce, Garnett, and Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen), and who can forget the Shabbat Shalom favorite, Jordan Farmar? Why is he a favorite you may ask. Simply because Jordan Farmer […]
We recently had a deep discussion over whether the NBA Rookie Salary Scale is bad. Commentators seemed to believe that it is actually a good thing that the scale is in place and that the NFL should mirror it as soon as possible. But what about the MLB? Would it make sense to mandate slotting […]
While I was sifting through the names of players drafted from the 5th to 25th round of this year’s MLB Amateur Draft, a few names stood out to me. Some caught my eye because I had talked to them previously about potentially serving as their advisor and others had last names that just clicked in […]
Only one day and six rounds done with the MLB Amateur Draft…and I am already winded. Day two is today, which contains 44 more rounds. Time to get prepped. I leave you with some good links that I did not cover over the past week: SBJ loves itself some Octagon [Octagon Named ‘Sports Agency of […]
I hope that you got a good sleep last night. It is time to get a solid morning workout in and then get your draft binders out and find a comfortable place on the couch where you can enjoy the early rounds of the MLB Amateur Draft on TV and follow the remaining 40+ rounds […]
To think that the actions of a few attorney agents could be behind the indefinite suspension of Oklahoma State pitcher, Andy Oliver, makes me sick to my stomach. After speaking with various sources on the matter and receiving some interesting documents, I now provide you with a clear picture of the entire situation. Andrew Oliver […]