5th March 2009
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The Los Angeles Dodgers must be letting out a heavy sigh after finally getting Manny Ramirez back in Dodger blue on Wednesday. The slugger signed a two year deal for 45 million, much like the deal that was turned down b[...]
Tags: agent scott boras, base percentage, dodgers, free agent, free agent market, home run hitter, home runs, los angeles dodgers, manny ramirez, offseason, yankee, yankees
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25th February 2009
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The Manny Ramirez resigning with the Dodgers story is beginning to look a bit like Manny as usual. The two sides are at an impasse over how the money will be paid out….and nothing else. The sum of the deal which [...]
Tags: agent scott boras, apples and oranges, business side, business ventures, dodgers, impasse, manny ramirez, million dollars, spring training, yankee, yankees
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29th December 2008
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Last week’s signing of firstbaseman Mark Teixeira by the New York Yankees dealt a wake-up blow to the rest of the league; the Evil Empire is back.
Long believed to be headed to Boston, Teixeira surprised baseball by ac[...]
Tags: agent scott boras, alex rodriguez, derek jeter, jason giambi, johnny damon, luxury tax, mark teixeira, new york yankees, tax threshold
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24th December 2008
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Rounding the bases during one of his Dodgers playoff homeruns last fall, Manny Ramirez must have been wondering just how much money he would bring home as a free agent. He had propelled the Dodgers from mediocrity to the[...]
Tags: agent scott boras, dream scenario, free agent signings, manny ramirez, mark teixeira, new york mets
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22nd December 2008
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With word that the Los Angeles Angels have taken themselves out of the running for free agent Mark Teixeira, analysts are left to wonder: what are the Angels planning to do?
A lack of offense has been the Achilles heel o[...]
Tags: agent scott boras, free agents, joey votto, los angeles angels, mark teixeira, paul konerko
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12th December 2008
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LAS VEGAS – The four-day MLB Winter Meetings have come and gone with two of the most sought-after free agents, C.C. Sabathia and Francisco Rodriguez, signing with the Yankees and Mets respectively.
Sabathia, a 6’7â€[...]
Tags: aaron heilman, agent scott boras, baltimore orioles, boston red sox, bronx bombers, endy chavez, francisco rodriguez, los angeles angels, mark teixeira, mets gm, omar minaya, seattle mariners, winter meetings
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