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joeybw
Why are you such a grinch Boras? I like Joyce and all but it would nice to at least have a shot at Jennings/Hellickson instead. You ruin holidays, Boras. Now give us a discount on Pena and Damon.
Justin 21
I dont understand why so many GM’s (and players) allow themselves to be manipulated by Boras.
joeybw
Because he gets players more money which makes the best players want him as an agent and GM’s eventually give into him because, well, he represents a lot of the great players in the game.
BaseballWizard
What is the definition of an “extension” being used here? Any multiyear contract signed before free agency? It seems to me that a two-year contract covering two arbitration years is a fundamentally different contract than a longer term one, potentially covering free agent years.
joeybw
I think a “long term extension” should at the very least cover all the arbitration years and preferably, it would buy out a FA year or 2. Rays are known for that, they like to have 2 or 3 option years that cover FA years.
martinfv2
That’s right, any multiyear contract signed before free agency (though not necessarily with less than six years service). Without a doubt there are nuanced types of extensions, though we will see all of them in the next few months.
BaseballWizard
Thanks, Tim.
Does it change the numbers much if you only count extensions covering (either guaranteed or option years) free agent years? I am assuming it doesn’t, but it may give a more accurate representation of the agents/teams who are most likely to value guaranteed money now vs. projected future earnings.
jagteq
With that definition, it would seem that the Yankees would be almost completely unrepresented on this list, as their stated organizational policy is not to negotiate extensions until free agency. CC Sabathia and Robinson Cano are the only exceptions that come to mind. Even Jeter and Posada were allowed to have their contracts expire before renegotiating. I take it their contracts do not count as extensions?