FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
No but he gets the commission.
Boras Says Deal In Place For Harper...
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FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
They would be much better off signing Machado to play 3b and move Bryant to LF.
kane
EOG master
Yes! He's coming to Miami
IWishIWasAPro
EOG Master
Cubs are keeping Hamels....This throws a wrench into the Cubs theory.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Only for a year. It won't affect any major contract decision. They do have some interest in DJ LeMaihu.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
What kind of money will he get?
Heim
EOG Master
Boras client too. Hard to say but the Kershaw deal has to help his negotiations. 5 year $125mil is in the ballpark.
IWishIWasAPro
EOG Master
LOL. White Sox are interested in both Machado and Harper and have the money to offer.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
They have nothing to offer. I laughed when I heard that on Chicago radio this morning.
IWishIWasAPro
EOG Master
Depends if they see Abreu as part of their future. If they don’t, they both will probably get offers they can’t refuse.
IWishIWasAPro
EOG Master
If you’re going to risk the house on Machado and Harper, that’s it. That’s your team for the next 5 years.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Reinsdorf does this as a cheap way to keep their name in the news. He’s not signing anyone.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
I am interested in Kate Beckinsale and Nina Agdal. I like the chances of mine happening a lot more than the Sox signing 1 - or both.
IWishIWasAPro
EOG Master
Well played.
LOL. Can't imagine Harper going to South Side in a million years. Jimenez is an outfielder and he will be up soon, and probably Rutherford. Not to mention the fact Reinsdorf doesn't like to throw around money.
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Phillies have the money to sign both Machado and Harper....possibility....
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
They do but they also have some long term deals to consider with some of their own players and in a very short amount of time, too. I don't think any of us see them signing both
Boras doesn’t want Harper and Bryant on the same team. He wants the most money, period. If there’s one thing Boras has made clear during his catrrr, it’s that he doesn’t give a damn about his clients or what they want. Multiple times players have had to fire Boras because he was blocking deals they wanted.
Boras famously screwed over A-Rod twice and A-Rod has spoken publicly about it. Of course A-Rod has to take some blame for hiring that scum bag again after firing him so he could play baseball (Boras wouldn’t let A-Rod sign with Seattle after he was drafted).
Boras will do anything to block a deal if a player tries to take less.
He will lie to the player, lie to the team, leak stuff to the media,etc.
Many times he’s prevented players from signing for less when they wanted to. The smart ones fired him but many did not so he really is calling the shots, not the player.
There’s money but the current ownership group bought the team to line their pockets with revenue sharing money. They are not interested in paying players big money.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Contreras and Russell were awful also. They have to make some hard decisions on those two.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
See Jered Weaver for all of the proof you need. Signed a 5-year/$85M deal to STAY with the Angels when he could have gotten far more from anyone else. Weaver wanted to stay in Anaheim and made it known to Boras so he signed it and Boras was not happy about it at all
High Times
EOG Master
I actually thought he was going to be better than Trout. It's not close...... Dude be lucky to get 20 mil a year now I would think but some team will over pay for him.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
If Heyward can get $28 mil, all it takes is one team.
Heim
EOG Master
Might be worth the risk. TV deals pay. They're not getting a guy claiming to be 31 but really 33 ala Pujols.
King Felix
EOG Veteran
Yes but there were no opt outs. Whoever signs Harper is gonna front load the contract and offer an opt out after 5ish years giving him a chance to enter free agency again at 31ish.
King Felix
EOG Veteran
Well this is just absurd. I don't love Harper but he's hitting free agency at 26 and as one of the 10 best hitters in baseball. You could argue he hasn't peaked yet either. When you sign him for 8 to 10 years - unlike most free agents - you actually are signing a lot of peak years with only a few dead years. Harper is worth every hit of 300+ million given his unique circumstance.
King Felix
EOG Veteran
Players are pushed to take the most money by the union. They rarely ever take deals for much less because it hurts the market. Harper and Machado will accept their best deals, more than likely, regardless of team.
Their signings and contracts are too important for the market.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
I think it will be 3. Have the chance to Opt Out after 3 years so he can sign anotyher 10 year dal, this time hopefully (for him) NORTH of $400M
King Felix
EOG Veteran
I dont think any team is going to committ 10 years of guarantees while giving the player a chance to walk away after three. That puts 7 years of risk on the team as opposed to 5 years of risk, with the reward only being a short team 3 year contract. That would just be a horrible financial decision.
I'd be shocked.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
I agree. Now comes the standoff in who signs first.