re: MLB Offseason Thread

Boras is fricking incredible at his job

Are you fricking retarded? 13 years and 330 million fricking dollars and you think the agent fricked up?

What is Boras’ fee I wonder?

fricked up is too strong but I don’t think the deal is super favorable for Harper compared to what was being thrown around at the end of the season. He got a very similar deal to Stanton with no opt out. Hard for us to say without knowing everything that was on the table though. And if Harper truly wanted a contract that locked him into one team for the rest of his career (what Boras said today) then I guess they accomplished that.

Yeah and it’s tough to judge it without knowing what was really on the table and what Harper was looking for. That rumored LA deal supposedly was going to “shatter the AAV record” and was 5 years. If it were me I would have been all over something like 5/220 with easily the best odds of winning championship in LA. But I dk what they actually offered and everyone is different.

If Harper told Boras “get me the longest deal with the highest possible guarantee” I think he did pretty well considering. It is weird to see him sign a very similar deal to Stanton though because it’s not what I was expecting.

Exactly when you are looking at that kind of money its pretty tough to think it is unfavorable. In 5 years he could suffer a devastating injury or could just decline production wise and in the end not make as much money.

I would have a major hard time turning down a third of a billion dollars to play baseball

Article I read said Harper didn’t want an opt out.

Absolutely. He may have hated this whole process and decided it was the last time he wants to do it as well.

Supposedly, Boras wanted a three yr opt-out, and Middleton told him no, and that wouldn't sell with Phillies fans..

Knowing it meant Bryce was leaving open an LAD or SF option..in his prime years.

Now, I am surprised that he didn't maybe negotiate say a yr 6-7-8-ish option..fairer to both parties.

Hate to be political on the MSB board. Yahoo Sports and others note Cali taxes were a hinderance for the Giants bid.

But, there it is, just like with the exodus of businesses to Austin and Nashville. And it's citizens not boxed in by house mortgage or job positions, fleeing to Denver, Austin, Portland SLC, etc..when they can. As recent polling shows that more, if could, would, flee Cali.

California due to it's politics has created an limitation on it's teams..when all other aspects tend to make them easy sells to the players.

Glad my Phils landed LV's Harper away from LAD and SF.