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Old 01-25-2009, 10:48 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth View Post
Manny might not have even had a deal this year with Boston though - there was two club options left @ 20 million a year. I suspect the Red Sox would have picked up one of those option years, so if Manny gets anything longer than 1 year (which I would assume he will) than I'd say its better than the deal he had in Boston.

As I said the A-Rod thing did look bad but you can never know for sure who was more at fault there because what is Boras going to do? Throw his client under the bus when he comes out and says things? Also Boras still negotiated the contract after A-Rod's private meeting with the Yankees front office - he is still A-Rod's agent, thus will still be getting 5% of potentially 315 million dollars (if A-Rod hits all of the incentives)

If Tex was a no brainier there's gotta be a reason he choose to go with Boras? I don't really know what that argument is, that's like saying me or you could get Tex the same contract which I don't think is the case.

Even ignoring the Texeria deal, if you look at his track record with all his other clients I really don't see how you could ever consider the guy a failure. His biggest issue right now is with guys coming out of the draft however he has been able to secure great deals for rookies, like getting a major league deal for Craig Hansen right off the bat, but a few times that has backfired. Other than that though he really hasn't done much wrong for his clients. I'm not a Boras fan or anything and I can understand not liking him due to some of his techniques but saying he is a failure is ridiculous in my opinion and I really don't see how you could even think that.
Time will tell if I am more right or you are more right. Going back to what I said, Boras over the last year or so has been a failure. Now there's no doubt that I am taking it to the extreme calling him a failure, but I do believe he's becoming just that.
Could you have gotten Tex that deal? LOl, well probablynot, but I do not think Boras was alone in the abilityto have swung that deal. I actually think Tex is taking less money for more years in this deal. Not a typical Boras tactic. Tex may have had something to do with that mind you.

Anyway. My Jays aregoing to suck this year unless they have a few surprises emerge from theminors. I believe the Rays will be good again this year, Red Sox will do well as always, Yankees I feel will under achieve but still be close. - That's my thoughts on the AL East
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