About Bregman and Boras

[Hy Feiber]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/ ... stros.html

If there was ever as good an example of a guy's slavish self-defeating obedience to his vulture agent, don't know what it could be.

Here's a player on a perennial World Series contender, turning down "only" $156 mil cause his agent wants $200?

Here the team's loyalty means nada. Cause #BorasMatters.

A champion whore.

WTF?

[bpj]

It's especially annoying when his client's coming off a season where he hit about equal to Cal Raleigh or Julio Rodriguez did last year.

[D-train]

It is at the point with these guys that it is 1% about the money and 99% ego.

[Hy Feiber]

Like I say, the players have surrendered their careers to the greediest of agents.

I felt similarly when Cory Seager left the Dodgers, for the Rangers, of course they won the World Series, but that was a long shot at the time.

If he returns to Houston, and I were a fan, I’d I have no love for the guy.

[Hy Feiber]

It's especially annoying when his client's coming off a season where he hit about equal to Cal Raleigh or Julio Rodriguez did last year.

His batting average the last three years has been pretty mediocre, it’s his defense that’s carried the day.

[GL_Storm]

I think Bregman would be a disaster in T-Mobile. Playing half his games here would crush him.

[TLO Idaho]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/01/ ... stros.html

If there was ever as good an example of a guy's slavish self-defeating obedience to his vulture agent, don't know what it could be.

Here's a player on a perennial World Series contender, turning down "only" $156 mil cause his agent wants $200?

Here the team's loyalty means nada. Cause #BorasMatters.

A champion whore.

WTF?

I hope he falls flat on his face. MLBTR says he's worth about 7/182 mil. The Astro's offered 6 /156 mil. He wants 200 mil. His career is on the down side. Stay with Scott B and get 5 mil this year . If anybody signs you.

[Hy Feiber]

Were I an Astros fan, I’d boo the hell out of him whether he stayed in town or not, and returned for a series.

[harmony]

Scott Boras and his clients likely understand the risks going into the free agent market. A Boras contract with his clients could be revealing.

Boras has an established record of success, including this offseason when Boras had negotiated $1.45 billion worth of contracts as of January 7:

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/A ... 20training.

Calling Boras a failure is like calling Aaron Judge a failure after Judge struck out five times in September 28 game:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 9280.shtml

[ddraig]

I think Bregman would be a disaster in T-Mobile. Playing half his games here would crush him.

So Polanco is going to be better?