Scott Boras lost Felipe Lopez as a client this week, but he gained a potentially more lucrative one in the form of Angels’ first baseman Kendry Morales, who has decided to leave the Hendricks brothers behind.
Morales, who signed a six-year, $4.5 million contract with the Angels in 2005, will be arbitration-eligible for the first time after the 2010 season. The 26-year-old first baseman batted .306/.355/.569 with 34 home runs and 108 RBI last season, filling the shoes of Boras-client Mark Teixeira quite admirably.
According to Jorge Arangure Jr. of ESPN.com, Boras is willing to discuss a long-term contract extension with the Angels. Guy moves fast. Sometimes.
By the way, Boras had some rather nice parting words for his former client Lopez:
“We wish Felipe well. He’s a fine player,” Boras said. “We understand
that a player gets frustrated when we contact all 30 teams numerous
times and there is not a starting job for him.”
Right.
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- Cheap Seat Chronicles - Feb 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM
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Boras is such a dick.
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- Xpensive Wino - Feb 13, 2010 at 3:25 PM
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Really says all you need to know about a guy who would want to be represented by such a vile scumbag.
Felipe Lopez just became one of my favorite players!
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- jsh - Feb 13, 2010 at 7:52 PM
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So Long Mr Morales,even tho you are one of my favorite players on the Angle, but your agent always has a hard time with the Angels.
take care
jsh
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- True Grich - Feb 14, 2010 at 1:45 AM
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So Boras loses Lopez and gets Morales. What’s next? Winning the lottery?
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- Don - Feb 14, 2010 at 2:45 AM
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I had little opinion of Boras until that quote. What a scumbag piece of petty snot sucking filth.
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- Nasty Boy - Feb 14, 2010 at 4:41 PM
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The only thing I can figure is Kendry can’t read. Hello, ask Damon and a few others how great , and popular Boras is with the team owners, and general managers.I think you will be wishing you’d stayed with the Hendricks brothers. Good luck !
