A long-term agreement between Mike Trout and the Angels would carry upside and risk for both player and club, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times writes. Agent Paul Cohen, whose clients include Evan Longoria and Troy Tulowitzki, tells DiGiovanna he's generally in favor of such deals. "Our view is you never turn down your first fortune, especially if you can keep your free agent years intact at age 29 or 30," Cohen comments. However, Scott Boras chimes in to argue that such deals often benefit teams. Boras discloses that the Indians attempted to extend his client Shin-Soo Choo with a deal in the $27MM-$42MM range. Choo, of course, waited and cashed in this offseason with a seven-year, $130MM free agent deal with the Rangers. Here are more notes from around the majors:
- Continuing our extension theme, the Red Sox and Jon Lester's representatives have had at least two conversations about a long-term deal, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe tweets.
- Yankees GM Brian Cashman's suggestion earlier this week that the Orioles' 2012 success was a fluke has rankled some in Baltimore, but the club has largely been quiet on the matter, writes Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun.
- Shawn Windsor of the Detroit Free Press Sports says there are parallels to be drawn between Dave Dombrowski's administration of the Tigers and John Schuerholz's tenure running the Braves.
“”The run differential is more reflective of the talent on the field. When you overperform, like the Orioles did [in 2012], you realize that’s more of an anomaly,” Cashman told the New York Post on Tuesday. “And last year was a market correction.”
Wonder if he happened to know his 2013 Yankees were outscored.
He did which was the context of his statement…
“Our team over-performed last year,” general manager Brian Cashman said
Tuesday, before the Yankees defeated Florida State, 8-3, at Steinbrenner
Field. “It’s a credit to everybody involved in that process. But the
record didn’t reflect the talent. And so when you take a sledgehammer to
the roster like we did this winter and spend the money we did, it’s
more reflective of recognizing. Of not being fooled.”
He did, as it was the context of his statement.
if hes only talking about run differential, then the orioles were much much better last year than 2012.
Given the numbers they are talking about with Trout, Boras is probably wrong. Trout could get more if everything falls into place and he becomes a free agent, but an extension makes him insanely rich with an opportunity to get even richer.
Well, the Rangers overpaid for Choo and the Yankees overpaid for Ellsbury…
Not sure how it helps the game though? While they are both very good players, their exorbitant salaries are really a big turn off.
As for what Cashman said, meh so what. I look forward to the season and some very competitive games!
Scott Boras should worry less about what may benefit teams and more about what benefits his clients and the two are not always synonymous. A deal that benefits both team and player typically is welcomed by everyone fans included. No one wins when one side gets raked over the coals. It seems to be more important to Boras that “he wins” versus his client.
Has Scott Boras ever heard of the diminishing marginal value of money? If you have essentially zero, $50 million is worth basically the same amount as $100 million–you can buy whatever you need for the rest of your life either way. If you already have $50 million–it’s different, the money hardly matters but getting the highest salary becomes more a matter of pride.
If one has a great rookie season, he still only has around $600k made before taxes and agent fees. Signing for many million guaranteed is worth the trade off for a bigger payday. Money has diminishing marginal value. That first million you make is not equal to your 101st million.
Choo didn’t play for the Indians last season.
He is talking about Choo (and Ellsbury) turning down offers in their first 2 arbitration years, and for Choo that was when he was still with the Indians.
Who cares if it benefits the team. Does everyone remember Siezemore? Lynn? Erik Davis? If you can get an 8yr $20M deal and you say no, there is absolutely no crying if his fortunes may turn. We are not talking the Rizzo or Moore type friendly deals now, this is a huge contract based on 2yrs of production and enabling another massive deal at 29/30.