Comments on: Shin-Soo Choo hires Scott Boras

By: jwb

jwb — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:05:13 +0000

Correction: Edwin Jackson and the Diamondbacks did exchange salary figures.

By: jwb

jwb — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:04:10 +0000

“an extension for Choo will almost certainly be complicated by the presence of Boras”
Why would you say that? Boras’ arb eligible clients this off-season:
Multiyear deals
Edwin Jackson
Ryan Spilborghs
One year deals
Jeff Baker
Stephen Drew
Carlos Gomez
Gerald Laird
Zach Miner
Bobby Seay
Jered Weaver
Of the players signed to one year deals, how many do you think received multiyear offers and refused them? How many would you have offered multiyear deals? All of these deals were done before the salary exchange date. Maybe you meant “simplified” or “expedited.”

By: Charles Gates

Charles Gates — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:08:14 +0000

It appears that Boras may get the chance to add diplomatic relations to his resume. Pretty soon, it’ll be South Korea asking Choo to continue to play ball.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:54:03 +0000

Man, Shoo has got to be one of the most underrated (or just unknown) players considering his talent. Boras always seems to either get you a great deal (Holliday) or screws you up (Damon).

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:11:02 +0000

I sure hope he didn’t hire Boras in hopes of taking on the ROK draft authorities. As Boras proved in the Damon fiasco, Sinbad he ain’t.