Outfielder Michael Bourn, right-hand pitcher Kyle Lohse and closer Rafael Soriano all have something in common – each is currently stuck on the free agent market. Another commonality between the trio is that they are represented by Scott Boras of Boras Corp. And in a recent New York Daily News article, Bill Madden wonders whether Boras has “overplayed his hand” […]
The following guest contribution was written by Richard Pallarino (@rpallarino). Richard is a student at CUNY-College of Staten Island and a Constituent Aide at the New York State Senate. Josh Hamilton was selected first overall in the 1999 Amateur Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, touted by scouts as one of the most pure talents to […]
As of the publishing of this post, the official website for Peter E. Greenberg and Associates still lists Carlos Guillen as a client. But according to MLBTradeRumors.com, Guillen left Peter Greenberg for Octagon earlier this Spring. In October 2010, Greenberg also lost Rafael Soriano to Scott Boras. Carlos Guillen will be on the disabled list […]
Now that you are all prepped for next week’s Rule 5 Draft, let’s discuss what recently transpired between arbitration eligible players and their teams. This year, 27 players were offered arbitration (4 more than last year), and only 2 players accepted (1 less than last year). Last year’s players to accept were Rafael Betancourt, Rafael Soriano, […]
Jayson Werth, Adrian Beltre, Carlos Pena, and now Rafael Soriano will be on Scott Boras‘ list of clients to shop around this offseason to the highest bidders. That is because Soriano recently said goodbye to Peter Greenberg and hello to Scott Boras Corp. It is not as if this is a completely random grab. Boras […]