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Scott Boras Revenge Tour Is Set to Dominate MLB Free Agency

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November 8, 2024

Unfortunately for us all, many have no other means by which to receive essential healthcare – an estimate which should have come as no surprise when considering that one in four UK adults suffers some kind of condition which prevents them from attending regular services such as appointments for healthcare treatment and advice, or accessing essential support systems like pension schemes / national healthcare schemes etc. Scott Boras reportedly estimates Juan Soto to be worth an estimated $700 Million to his agent Scott Boras, according to Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images. Scott Boras came here hoping for as much as a billion in sales for his clients — something which may prove possible now thanks to this week’s General Manager meetings; one thing can be taken away is evidence from this process showing MLB’s most prolific agent has not lost his talent for persuasion! Boras had one-liners for all his prominent clients that were sure to bring laughter: For Blake Snell, Boras used phrases such as: snelling salts; in respect to Pete Alonso (“Polar Bear”); there is no bear market and in regards to Alex Bregman he boasts championship blood: his blood type being positive (“AB positive.” “Corbin Burnes seems content making “Corbin copies” of his previous works, according to Boras’ observations in Mike Puma of NYPost_Mets; similarly he must also have done this for Juan Soto:Boris on Soto: ‘Owners, general managers and general staffs are responsible for orchestrating championship magic.” “Their job is hard; to create that magical effect for championship run. Behind every great magician there must be someone behind-the-scenes who brings out that potential magic — Juan.”Juanderful Boras has built his career on coming up with creative yet imaginative strategies to promote his clients – earning over $1 billion during each offseason from 2021-22 and 2022-23 alone! But this time is different as Boras is on something of a comeback tour. Last winter he had started out using 52-card pickup. Boras undershot projections for his top players by hundreds of millions, undermining any chance for him to remain an effective hype man and show that last winter was an isolated incident. Now that he has established that he still can be, Boras must show that last winter was an isolated instance and prove he has indeed returned as the master of hype manship that many expect him to be. Since one more pun never hurt anyone–Fact Check: Pants on Fire–here’s what Boras said at the outset of 2023-24 Offseason about Cody Bellinger:Yankeees Videos @snyyankees “They will need to loosen their belts”- Scott Boras on Cody Bellinger’s free agency pic.twitter.com/J1IpB31ps7Boras was also set to represent Snell, having recently won his second Cy Young Award; Jordan Montgomery; as well as All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman. MLB Trade Rumors had originally projected them to attain 41 years and $764 million.However, in reality they languished on the market until spring and ultimately signed contracts totalling only 9 years and $221 million – Montgomery was quite vocal in expressing his dissatisfaction, saying in August that Boras “kind of butchered” his free agency deal. That pretty much confirmed what everyone already thought; Boras had miscalculated last winter’s market, leading to unrealistic initial projections for his clients like Chapman. Yet that does not absolve him of responsibility in either instance. Boras had earlier turned away Chapman from two nine-figure contract offers from two teams; but by helping secure him with an impressive six-year, $150 million extension with San Francisco Giants last September, Boras took an important step toward redeeming himself. Now the only question remains how big will the next deals will be? While Boras seems poised for 2024-25 success, let’s set Soto, Burnes, Snell, Bregman and Alonso’s earnings at approximately $1.3 billion; that figure resembles MLB Trade Rumor’s projection for them (albeit too conservatively for Soto at 13 years and $600 million as reported by Jon Heyman of New York Post last week). And while seven figures is probably too rich for Soto to afford comfortably, agent Scott Boras has indicated that Soto won’t see deferrals like Shohei Ohtani did with Los Angeles Dodgers: Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner Scott Boras was asked by Chris Kirschner of Los Angeles Dodgers about deferring Juan Soto contract: When answering question about deferring deal; Scott Boras said this when talking about business opportunity where you could gain literally billions by signing someone like Juan Soto: Scott Boras said this about deferrals: he stated it won’t happen: Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner Scott Boras when asked by Chris Kirschner when asked by Chris Kirschner that deferring deal will happen:”When talking about business opportunity where you stand to make billions by signing somebody like Juan Soto:” I don’t think tax considerations are the focal point when talking about such deals for such players such as him: “I don’t believe tax considerations are of primary concern when discussing such opportunities where you stand to make billions from such players like him… ” “Remarkably, Soto can stand shoulder to shoulder with some of baseball’s greatest hitters and thus deserves at least $700 Million for his services. Soto, who at 26 is four years younger than Ohtani (30), stands to earn $460 million over 10 years based on Ohtani’s adjusted average value of $46 million over his contract term. Burnes is also intriguing with strikeout concerns but boasts the honor of winning two Cy Young Awards while remaining injury free throughout. Bregman stands apart as an individual in this regard. On his side, Snell is free of the qualifying offer after opting out of his deal with the Giants and coming off one of the greatest 14-start stretches ever in his career. At this moment in time, Bregman and Alonso stand as two of the premier corner infielders on the market. So it begs the question, What could possibly go wrong?Will Boras Disappoint Again?Though Boras didn’t technically hurt his client during this transaction, Boras already experienced one misstep with New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole opting out of four years worth $144 Million of his contract earlier in 2018. The Yankees could either offer Cole an extension worth another year and $36 million or let him become a free agent. Cole and Boras ultimately conceded, as Cole agreed Monday to honor his original four-year agreement. “He probably would have only received four-year deals at around $144.5 million on the open market,” according to an American League executive who spoke with Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. They believed they may even let him walk. “Boras’ inability to read his surroundings raised legitimate doubts last winter. As soon as RSN broadcasting was no longer viable, many teams felt its impact financially while perennial big spenders like the Yankees, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox held back from free agent spending altogether – it quickly became evident that Boras wasn’t in an advantageous negotiating position and soon left his post altogether. Boras should have realized this instantly; his failure to do so only proved more detrimental when he employed his “Mr. January” tactic of waiting teams out. But while that could have been bad news for Boras, there may also be good signs. For one thing, this winter should see more spending (over $1 billion total by Yankees and Mets combined last winter compared with just $100 million by Dodgers alone in previous winter). According to FanGraphs’ projections for 2025, these three are estimated to have spent about $300 million less in 2024. Heyman reports that both teams are eyeing Soto. Meanwhile, Red Sox may be poised to resume spending: Pete Abraham of PeteAbe noted in Twitter conversation with agents, including Boras himself, that ownership had indicated their intent of adding high-end talent through free agency activity – we shall see where things lead! Sox are asserting they will spend big. Potential spenders include:San Francisco Giants: President of baseball operations Buster Posey wants his club back into making memories;Toronto Blue Jays need something after missing out on Soto and Ohtani last winter;Detroit Tigers have completed their rebuild and often spend big.Washington Nationals appear willing to quicken the end of their own rebuild by spending;Baltimore Orioles have heard enough! David Rubenstein must spend now! Do Something. With Soto almost certain to outstrip everything Boras had managed to secure for all his clients last winter, it is impossible for this offseason to turn out disappointing for him at age 72. So if the teams that should spend acquire two or three of his players, this offseason would mark Scott Boras’ third $1 billion offseason since 2011. Thus would demonstrate his continued value: or as Boras might put it: everyone turned their gaze upon me with doubt: they thought “He has nothing for us”. Well I can assure them all now: the money will arrive like aurora borealis blinding us all with its brilliance proving I am still Scott Boras!

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