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Latest On Pedro Alvarez
Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a source that claims the Player's Association will only focus on the status of Pedro Alvarez' contract and not on the contract of Eric Hosmer. Kovacevic says the MLBPA will argue that Hosmer's contract was only delayed so the Pirates could have more time to negotiate with Alvarez.
However, Jonathan Mayo obtained a copy of the grievance filed by the union which suggests that Alvarez' contract will not be the sole focus (emphasis Mayo's).
The Commissioner's Office, without notice to the MLBPA, unilaterally determined to permit Clubs to negotiate with drafted players after the August 15, 2008 deadline, and unilaterally determined to accept agreements by Clubs after the August 15, 2008 deadline.
Mayo feels that the use of plurals in the grievance indicates the union is contesting more than one contract. Mayo says the grievance, combined with MLB not allowing Hosmer to play until this issue is resolved, suggests that this is about more than just the contract status of Alvarez.
Mayo also speculates that part of the desire to make Alvarez the top-paid draftee, may stem from Buster Posey's decision to go with an agent other than Boras. Mayo wonders if Boras is in-part driven to prove Posey made a mistake.
Other notes...
- In the above article, Kovacevic also indicates a third team may have submitted their agreement after the midnight deadline. However, Kovacevic does not name the team. Of the teams to announce their agreements to the public after the midnight deadline, includes the Padres (Allan Dykstra), Rangers (Justin Smoak) and Giants (Posey). Could a third player be dragged into this mess?
- Kovacevic has a second piece in which he details the contentious history between the Pirates and Boras, and how this may have led to the current rift between the two sides.
- Kovacevic is also reporting that Pirates' president Frank Coonelly fired another shot at Boras, blaming the agent for getting Hosmer involved.
- Baseball Prospectus has a list of incidents that could be used as precedents in the Alvarez case.
Cork Gaines writes for RaysIndex.com and can be reached here.
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Man, this is stupid, is anyone really sure what Boras is arguing here? I mean his client, arguably the best player in college baseball this past season, got one of the biggest cotracts in the draft. 6 mil, just to sign, the kid will never have to pick up his head again, he's set. So why the F*CK are we still talking about this?
Posted by: AriGoldisaG | August 31, 2008 at 03:18 PM
If Boras manages to get Pedro Alvarez granted free agency, he is undoubtedly the greatest agent of all-time. I doubt this situation ends well for any party involved but if Boras pulls this off and gets what he wants, he's reached legendary status.
Posted by: TNS | August 31, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Boras needs to be banned from the league. Hes not good for baseball. He's not good for owners, hes not good for teams, hes not good for fans. He does nothing but hurt everyone involved except his wallet.
Posted by: celtics464 | August 31, 2008 at 04:32 PM
Banned from having any business asociated with MLB. He needs to be blacklisted. Don't deal with this jackass in any way. If a player wants to be that much more greedy and sign with Boras then let them play in the independent leagues for peanuts the rest of his career.
Posted by: celtics464 | August 31, 2008 at 04:33 PM
the problem i would think with blacklisting scott boras, as much as i would love to see that, he would win so many grievances for collusion against his players. there isnt anyway of getting rid of the a**hole, short of every present and future player rejected his offers to be their client.
Posted by: sjdurfey | August 31, 2008 at 09:33 PM
theres no law saying his players have to be signed in the first place. sign with boras sign with another league its as simple as that. theres nothing wrong with refusing to do business with someone you deem to be unethical.
Posted by: celtics464 | September 01, 2008 at 09:43 AM