Archive for March, 2010
Choo negotiations at an impasse
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com 03/30/10 10:07 PM ET SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Indians have made attempts to lock up right fielder Shin-Soo Choo with a long-term contract, but negotiations don’t seem to be going anywhere. Choo, who latched on with agent Scott Boras last month, is entering his … — full article at mlb.mlb.com
Full StoryScott Boras Already Playing Hardball with Indians
With outfielder Shin-Soo Choo approaching his arbitration year and the Cleveland Indians being able to avoid said situation like the plague, the team has reached out to Choo’s representation as they look to sign the player to a long-term deal. And as of right now, these talks are … — full article at waitingfornextyear.com
Full StoryTHE ANTI-BORAS AGENT
Ron Shapiro has completed his trifecta – Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, Joe Mauer. They are two Hall of Famers and one future Hall of Famer who have made Shapiro an agent of distinction. You can have Scott Boras. I’ll take Ron Shapiro.
Mauer signed an eight-year, $184 million contract with the … — full article [...]
Shapiro Versus Boras
Murray Chass compares and contrasts the styles of Scott Boras and Joe Mauer’s agent, Ron Shapiro .
If Mauer were a Boras client, he would not have signed that contract. But then, he wouldn’t have chosen Boras as his agent.
Agents have track records, and players gravitate to the agent … — full article at [...]
SABR-Toothed Triber: Pay that Man his Money?
Guess who’s back. Back again. Baseball math. Tell a friend…
Last week we introduced the concept of Wins Above Replacement (WAR). I encourage you to read the piece in its entirety if you need a reminder, but basically WAR is a counting stat that measures how many wins—by way of … — full article [...]
Schoeneweis upset over release
Phoenix – Left-handed reliever Scott Schoeneweis was informed this morning that there was no spot for him in the Brewers’ bullpen and he was given his release from camp. — full article at jsonline.com
Full StoryAs Season Approaches, Washburn Waits
PEORIA, Ariz. — Jarrod Washburn would like nothing better than to pitch this season with Seattle.
The Mariners would like nothing better than to have the left-handed starting pitcher back, particularly with the recent spate of injuries that has bedeviled the Seattle starting rotation, … — full article at mlb.fanhouse.com
Mauer Keeps it Small Market, Gives Fielder Fans Hope
By: Melissa S. Wollering
Prince Fielder and Joe Mauer are two very different MLB players. The one thing they could have in common—a desire to buck the trend of big market baseball and stay with their respective clubs, steering clear of the free agent market free-for-all.
If Joe … — full article at [...]
Ellsbury and the devil
As we enter 2010 the Red Sox have made large strides to lock up the core of their young players through their arbitration and early free agency years. That raises the question why the Red Sox have made apparently made no attempts to start talks to extend him through arbitration starting … — full [...]
Full StoryDeal? Or no deal?
Over the past week we have seen Scott Boras attempt to
play his game with the Boston Red Sox. You see, Boras represents Daisuke
Matsuzaka . Boras wound up flinching first, however, when it got
close to deadline time. Hard to blame him when he would not have gotten
a dime if a deal … — full [...]
