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Hank Blalock Represented By Scott Boras
Here's a new addition to our Scott Boras clients list - Hank Blalock. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan informed us that Blalock switched to Boras before the season.
Blalock, 29 later this month, hit .234/.277/.459 this year in 495 plate appearances. He played 567 innings at first base and spent the rest of the time at DH. It was Blalock's healthiest season since '06, and he showed decent power, but his OBP was the third-worst in baseball among those with 450 PAs.
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I can't WAIT for BORASS to compare the inept Blalock to Mike Schmidt and Brooks Robinson.... just like he did with Ankiel... (compared him to Dimaggio, Snyder and Mays... I will say this BORASS has gall...
Posted by: stadiumnut | November 06, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Smart move Hank.
Posted by: R y a n | November 06, 2009 at 11:04 AM
I'd say Boras will try to convince the world that Blalock is worth 5 years/$100 million.
Posted by: Agent | November 06, 2009 at 11:04 AM
.277 OBP- ha. Boras will ask for 10m year, settle for 1.5 with a few incentives
Posted by: Deanezag | November 06, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Oh great, just great. Now I doubt the Sox will look at him if they even considered it in the first place. When you sign that guy as your agent you just send a greedy message message to some GMs and fans. I have nothing against guys getting their money but this guy and his statistical comparisons of his clients to HOFs can sometimes be outrageous.
Posted by: BlakJakk | November 06, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Smart move by a near-valueless player. Boras can make up anything to make him sound like he has some worth to somebody.
Posted by: PL | November 06, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Boras + MLBTR = The funniest comments I have ever read.
Posted by: Cyyoung | November 06, 2009 at 11:49 AM
I guess he can cross the WSox off his (Blalock)list then...not that he can play third base anymore. I don't think it's smart for an "also ran" to team with Boras. He wants you to wait 'till all the jobs swallow up. With Blalock's defense, he'll end up a part time 1B/DH.
He's a bum anyways...I purchased Blalock, Giambi, Hafner, Branyan, J. Guillen and Peralta for my power last year. Guess where I ended up in the standings? 11 outa 12 (I won the tie breaker with the 12th place team...and it wasn't AVG that helped that scenerio).
Posted by: HeadFirstSlide | November 06, 2009 at 12:22 PM
"Smart move Hank."
I cannot see how Blalock getting Boras was a good move. Neal Huntington has no money to spend and nobody else thinks that Blalcok will ever be on the field for more than 100 games.
Posted by: johns | November 06, 2009 at 12:25 PM
A .234 hitter who hasn't been healthy in three years? Boras will be asking about 5 years and $75 million.
Posted by: Little Bear | November 06, 2009 at 04:00 PM
its gonna be like Joe Crede last year when he thinks he can get a mulityear deal and signs for 1 year/$2MM plus incentives
Posted by: Bleacher_bum_SF | November 06, 2009 at 05:47 PM