Tag: Scott Boras

MLB fans crushed Scott Boras’ nonsensical idea of moving the World Series to a neutral site

Could an idea be any worse?

Scott Boras is the most influential agent in Major League Baseball. Nobody is going to deny that. He represents many of baseball’s biggest stars, and the league has actually had to legislate around his negotiating tactics. That’s cool and all, but man, he has some awful ideas when it comes to improving MLB.

On Wednesday, he proposed one of his worst ideas yet.

Speaking to reporters about the state of MLB and this offseason’s free agency, Boras said that he would like to see MLB move the World Series to a neutral site.

Out of the four major American pro sports leagues, only the NFL plays its championship at a predetermined site. But the Super Bowl is a standalone, single-elimination championship. The World Series is a seven-game series, and postseason baseball thrives on the atmospheres we see from home fan bases.

Boras’ idea would basically mean asking fans to pay for week-long hotel stays in addition to expensive game tickets and travel. It’s a terrible idea that would destroy the atmosphere of a World Series (both on TV and in the stadium) and wouldn’t serve anyone involved. The 2020 World Series was played at a neutral site out of necessity, but for all of Rob Manfred’s bad ideas, even he wouldn’t move the World Series away from the competing teams’ stadiums.

No wonder MLB fans were not kind to Boras about the idea. It was that bad.

Baseball fans teed off on the Washington Nationals for trying to lowball Juan Soto

Juan Soto knows better than to swing at a pitch this low

As the last few months of the MLB owners’ lockout have shown us, there’s nothing baseball’s ruling class appreciates more than opening a negotiation with a laughable offer.

On the macro level, its Major League Baseball refusing to admit it is overflowing with profits that haven’t trickled down to the players generating those returns. On Wednesday, fans got to see these tactics on a more individual level.

ESPN’s Enrique Rojas spoke with Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto this week and learned the 23-year-old’s franchise offered him a 13-year, $350 million contract extension. At first glance, it’s hard not to be wowed by the number, but once you do some simple math, it becomes very easy to understand why Soto turned down the deal—and should probably feel insulted by it.

Aside from buying out the remainder of Soto’s arbitration eligible years, the deal breaks down to a $27 million annual salary. That puts him well below comparable talents like former teammate Max Scherzer ($43.3 mil AAV), Gerritt Cole ($36 mil AAV), Mike Trout ($35.5 AAV), Anthony Rendon ($35 mil AAV), Francisco Lindor ($34.1 AAV), Nolan Arenado ($32.5 mil AAV) and Mookie Betts ($30.4 mil AAV).

Not only will Soto reach free agency at age 26 if the Nats don’t extend him before then, the outfielder could—read: “probably will”—see a deal that pays around $500 million. It’s a fact so obvious to anyone paying attention that baseball fans immediately piled on the Nats for thinking they could get away with anything less than market value for arguably the best hitter in baseball.

Juan Soto deserves better, but then again, so did Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon. Thankfully, the Nationals have baseball fans on social media to remind them.

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Is Scott Boras responsible for slowing MLB negotiations?

What I’m Hearing: MLB insider Bob Nightengale tells us that owners and the league are not happy with super agent Scott Boras as they believe he’s intentionally slowing down negotiations to restart.

What I’m Hearing: MLB insider Bob Nightengale tells us that owners and the league are not happy with super agent Scott Boras as they believe he’s intentionally slowing down negotiations to restart.

Scott Boras proposes 162-game MLB schedule for 2020 ending in December postseason

Even though the 2020 MLB season won’t start until mid-May at the earliest due to the coronavirus pandemic, baseball super-agent Scott Boras is making the case for a full 162-game season that would turn the “Fall classic” into the Christmas classic.

Even though the 2020 MLB season won’t start until mid-May at the earliest due to the coronavirus pandemic, baseball super-agent Scott Boras is making the case for a full 162-game season that would turn the “Fall classic” into the Christmas classic.

Rendon signing with Angels caps insane week for Scott Boras

What I’m Hearing: The hot stove was on fire during the Winter Meetings in San Diego, and as Bob Nightengale details, Scott Boras was the center of attention.

What I’m Hearing: The hot stove was on fire during the Winter Meetings in San Diego, and as Bob Nightengale details, Scott Boras was the center of attention.