This morning on XM-Sirius Radio, agent Scott Boras was a guest of Jim Bowden and Steve Davis on MLB This Morning, and said of his client, Matt Holliday: “Where a Matt Holliday may have over the last three years, you may look at these players and their performance when Teixeira signed last year, [...]
Cardinals John Mozeliak GM met for 90 minutes yesterday with Scott Boras, regarding free-agent OF Matt Holliday, yet no official bid was submitted, reports Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. According to Strauss, “Mozeliak on Monday acknowledged a gulf remaining between the club and Boras but insisted a deal for starting pitching should not be construed [...]
Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Cardinals GM John Mozeliak and Scott Boras met for 90 minutes on Sunday night, but the meeting "failed to produce" a formal contract offer for Matt Holliday. Mozeliak stresses that the club's recent agreement with Brad Penny should not be seen as a sign that the Cardinals are giving up their pursuit of Holliday. However, the general manager...
More photos » by Matt York - AP Now that Pudge Rodriguez is signed, what happens if Washington Nationals' catcher Jesus Flores is healthy'(AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » In explaining to Washington Post writer Chico Harlan what it was the Washington Nationals were looking for in a free agent catcher this winter, DC GM Mike Rizzo told Mr. Harlan, in a Nationals Journal post entitled,...
Scott Boras made the Mariners sweat last night -- it's what he does -- but the decision of his client, Adrian Beltre, to decline arbitration opens up a whole world of possibilities for Jack Zduriencik.
After newly chosen Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog said that the St. Louis Cardinals signing Matt Halliday might be budgetary "suicide," his agent Scott Boras fired off this response: "It's understandable that a man who was a GM 20 years ago when the revenues were $1 billion -- over six times less than the $6.5 billion revenues of today -- questions the modern-day contract structure....
The Nationals have signed free-agent C Ivan Rodriguez to a two-year, $6 million deal contract, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports. …well, this does not bode well for the Mets, who do not want to give a two-year deal to free-agent C Benjie Molina… suddenly, and hat’s off to his agent, Scott Boras, but pudge [...]
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LOS ANGELES -- Kevin Brown is probably headed to New York, giving the Yankees a replacement for Andy Pettitte in their starting rotation and the Los Angeles Dodgers some financial flexibility. The Yankees and Dodgers agreed to the outline of a tentative trade Thursday, with Brown going to the Yankees for right-hander Jeff Weaver, two minor leaguers and $3 million, two baseball officials said on condition...
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP Thank you, Adrian Browse more photos » With multiple people agreeing, and on the side of overwhelming logic as well, it appears that within the next 12 hours or so, Adrian Beltre will decline the Mariners offer of arbitration. Beltre, or Scott Boras rather, seems to still be pressing for a multi-year contract for Beltre, something in the 4/40 range. It...
Joe Strauss from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch discusses the Cardinals and their current situation with free agent Matt Holliday. Let's dive in: The Cardinals are pushing for a meeting with Scott Boras at the Winter Meetings to discuss whether or not they have a legitimate chance to bring Holliday back to St. Louis. If they were to retain Holliday, the club would be content to give David Freese his shot...
Word in the Winter Meetings' lobby is that there's "no way" Scott Boras will allow Adrian Beltre to accept the Mariners' offer of arbitration, says Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times. Tomorrow is the deadline for the 20 or so free agents that were offered arbitration to either decline or accept. There was some thought on Friday that the Mariners couldn't finalize their deal with Chone Figgins...
The Yankees, of all teams, reportedly are cutting payroll - almost inconceivable given the dollars generated from hosting eight playoff games but good news for every other AL team. … The central issue for the 2011 labor negotiation is likely to be a firm slotting system for amateur salaries. Last week's executive board meeting of the union produced a consensus to support high school and college...
Rafael Soriano was offered arbitration by the Braves and now there is a chance he may accept it . The arbitration deadline is Monday at midnight giving Theo Epstein little time to close a deal. If Soriano accepts arbitration the Red Sox could still trade for him because the Braves already have Saito and Wagner, but it would come at a higher price in terms of losing talent. Theo could wait him out...
Since we're on a "Seinfeld" theme today, I feel like this would be most appropriate. In recent news, Donald Fehr, the controversial head of the MLBPA has stepped down. His replacement is none other than Uncle Leo. Have a good weekend! tamtam
Free agent infielders Adrian Beltre and Mark DeRosa had off-years offensively, but according to ESPN's Buster Olney, both have steep asking prices. Said Olney: As teams have been checking in on the availability of infielders, they have found that the asking price for Beltre is no less than $10 million a year, and for DeRosa, it's a three-year deal for something in the range of $9 million a year. Beltre...
NEW YORK – Stephen Strasburg set a standard even before setting foot on a professional baseball field. The San Diego State pitcher and the Washington Nationals agreed to a record contract just before Monday's midnight deadline, a four-year deal that will pay the hard-throwing right-hander slightly more than $15.1 million. Strasburg was selected first by the last-place Nationals in June and set the...
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