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Sox Will Pay if They Don’t Sign Bay

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:33 +0000

Five years, $75 to $80 million. That’s likely what it will cost the Red Sox to retain left fielder Jason Bay. The 31-year-old, now officially a free agent, reportedly passed on a last minute, four-year, $60 million deal Thursday as Boston’s exclusive negotiating window inched shut. In honor ...

compressed posted 24 hours ago from sportsofboston.com

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Boras: No way

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:25 +0000

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 2 days ago on msn.foxsports.com

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McAdam: Yankees won’t bid on Bay/Hollliday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:11 +0000

I always assumed that the Yankees would be involved in the Jason bay and Matt Holliday discussions, if for no other reason than to jack up the price on the Red Sox and Angels. But Sean McAdam says he doesn't expect the Yankees to bid on Bay or Holliday. Instead, he thinks they will look to ...

raynergl posted 30 hours ago from bottomlinesox.com

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Agent Scott Boras: Free agent Matt Holliday a 'complete player'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:03:40 +0000

Scott Boras declined to toss out a specific dollar figure in his public sales pitch for outfielder Matt Holliday on Tuesday. But he spent enough time comparing Holliday to Mark Teixeira to create a distinct impression what kind of money he has in mind.

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 10 days ago on sports.espn.go.com

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POLL: How much would you pay for Jason Bay?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:34 +0000

Tell us what you think! Each week we'll be polling your the readers with a new question in the sidebar... As of midnight last night, Jason Bay is officially a free agent, so this week we want to know what you think Bay is worth. The Red Sox have already offered him 4 year and $60 [...] Click ...

raynergl posted 31 hours ago from bottomlinesox.com

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The Slow Offseason, the 2010 Free Agent Class, and Collusion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:12 +0000

NYPost : "We have evaluated, now we will organize," Cashman said. "Then we will meet with ownership." Cash will go talk to Hank and Hal, get authorization for next season's budget, and then dive into the market. Because the Yanks are moving so methodically, the mood around baseball ...

ETVal posted 33 hours ago from pinstripealley.com

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Boras-Manfred war of words an unsettling omen

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:37 +0000

Manfred says Boras is lying when he portrays the sport's finances in glowing terms. Boras says Manfred is biased because he works for the owners. The real story is much deeper. And much more disturbing. The free-agent market opens Friday, and tension is rising between representatives of the ...

baseballmusings.com found this 2 days ago on msn.foxsports.com

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Red Sox Look to Upgrade Bullpen

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:29 +0000

The Boston Red Sox are looking at the medical records of Braves relievers Gozalez and Soriano. Mike Gonzalez recenty signed on with Scott Boras and is a Type A free agent. He posted a 2.42 ERA with 90 K's in 80 games last season. Rafael Soriano had an ERA of 2.97 and 27 saves last season. ...

fenwaywest posted 3 days ago from fenwaywest.com

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Good to Hear From You

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:18:00 +0000

These past few years I have been one of many fans wondering about how much money the Pirates were making and what they could be spending. Recently though I have been happy to focus on not making stupid baseball mistakes, you know resembling a competent organization. That was something that has ...

hyzduhq posted 40 hours ago from hyzduhq.blogspot.com

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Strike Talk

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:37 +0000

Ken Rosenthal fires the first salvo in 2011 work stoppage reporting, using an argument between Scott Boras and Bob Manfred as an ominous sign that relations between owners and players are headed to an impasse. At issue is how much money teams receive from the central fund and how much of that ...

StatsGuru posted 2 days ago from baseballmusings.com

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Manfred disputes Boras figures

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:39 +0000

Major League Baseball executive vice president Rob Manfred responded strongly to revenue sharing figures thrown out by Scott Boras at last week's General Manager's meetings indicating that Boras' numbers "have no basis in reality" and that Boras' is living...

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Bottom line: Boras hounds owners that he says are crying wolf

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:49:31 +0000

“We heard a lot last year about the impending doom of the economics of baseball, and they had another record year of revenues, $6 billion again this year, and the economy is better,’’ said the game’s most prominent agent. “So the real truth of baseball right now is a lot of teams are starting to ...

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My Anonymous Sources...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Here is an ode to the totally out of control hot stove. Feel free to add any to my not-that-funny comments. My Anonymous Source(s)... ...is actually Scott Boras and he's behind on his payments ! ...guarantee that Matt Halladay will be a Met in 2010. ...claim that Omar Minaya ...

The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog found this 2 days ago on amazinavenue.com

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Cyrano de Wilpon

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:40 +0000

(Our story begins with Matt Holliday returning to his crib after beers with the fellas ...) MH: Don't forget, McGwire's the designated driver tonight. See you later, party animals. OM: Hello Mr. Holliday. MH: Oh! You're here. Well, talk. I will listen. OM: I love you. MH: Talk to me of love. ...

MetsBlog.com found this 2 days ago on metstradamus.blogspot.com

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MLB: "Scott Boras is living in fantasy land"

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:07 +0000

Not that you didn't know that already (remember how Oliver Perez was the next Sandy Koufax?). But now MLB brass is coming right out and saying it: Major League Baseball executive vice president Rob Manfred responded strongly to revenue sharing...

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Olney: Yanks Have No Interest In Holliday

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

This is a tweet from earlier today via Buster Olney (hat-tip to LenNY's Yankees ): NYY are not interested in signing Holliday. They'll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. I never was on the Holliday bandwagon so this doesn't bother me at all. ...

Greg C. posted 2 days ago from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

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Olney: Yanks have no interest in Holliday

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Via Buster Olney’s Twitter : NYY are not interested in signing Matt Holliday . They'll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. This may come as a shock to most (see poll on left), as he is the top free agent on the market and the Yankees are ...

neslinl posted 3 days ago from lennysyankees.com

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Red Sox after two relievers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:26:47 +0000

The Boston Red Sox are interested in two relievers, Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano, according to the New York Post . Both played for the Atlanta Braves in 2009. Various media reports say the Braves are not willing to match the potential large contract offers each reliever is expected ...

Digital Sports Daily posted 3 days ago from digitalsportsdaily.com

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Boras grabs Mike Gonzalez

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:15:23 +0000

Scott Boras and company have landed another top MLB client. Two league sources confirmed that Mike Gonzalez of the Atlanta Braves has switched to Scott Boras, leaving Dan Lozano of the Beverly Hills Sports Council.

heitner posted 3 days ago from sportsagentblog.com

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Halo Headlines – 11/17/09

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:10 +0000

The Story: Scott Boras thinks the owners are crying wolf about having to cut costs this off-season . The Monkey Says: Boras is probably at least partially right, but still, he is a bastard and his clients are thus bastards by proxy. Not that I am still bitter about the Mark Teixeira ...

gstatejester posted 4 days ago from monkeywithahalo.com

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