Comments on: Nats probably made an offer to Strasburg; Boras, as always, waits

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:54:58 +0000

Boras puts the “douche” in ‘fiduciary.”

By: Wooden U. Lykteneau

Wooden U. Lykteneau — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:01:46 +0000

And in other news, the Sun did still rise in the East. Early reports indicate that it will set in the West.

By: Matt S

Matt S — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:55:28 +0000

I am not so sure the whole Scott Boras’ empire is destined to “come crumbling down.” I have no insider knowledge about his operations but my guess is the guys agency has numerous underlings assigned to every single client. Which allows him to monitor every situation fairly well.
I think he most at risk of breaching his fiduciary responsibilities to one of his clients. With so many competing players he may use one person’s negotiations as leverage for another more valuable player (holding out one of his later first round picks to prevent a market from being set for a Strasburg-esque player). I am not saying that will happen, but I think it is more likely than him just being blatantly negligent.

By: Arin

Arin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:13:59 +0000

Didn’t he already screw over Varitek? If his misreads the arbitration market again this offseason people will notice.