Signing Deadline Day Thread

[UK1679666180]

A guaranteed multi-millionaire with his 4 years of college paid for by MLB (if he doesn't pan out) is turning that down to better his chances of earning more money spurning a team that is always willing to go well over slot by risking injury, bombing out of school, and/or falling apart as a pitcher?

 

Bad decision if he goes to UCLA, IMO.

 

Boras isn't doing what it is best for his client's long-term well-being, IMO. He has the opportunity to set-up his financial security for life.

 

 

how is the kid's decision boras's fault?

 

Because you have a kid and his family unfamiliar with the entire draft/negotiating process listening to an agent very familiar with the process who's giving them bad advice.

[Guest]

Wow:

 

Hosmer was being advised by super agent Scott Boras, but insisted before the draft that the final decision would be his and his alone. It’s believed that he took the deal against Boras’ advice.

 

And that's Boras working against what is best for his client and his wishes.

 

How? Boras's job is to listen to his client and advise him how to get where he wants to be. How do you know what the kid asked Boras? If the question was, can I make more by not signing, maybe the answer was yes. He certainly didn't work against his wishes -he just answered questions. Obviously Boras took no action.

 

This is just a risk assessment - do you want to take risk to make more money? The kid chose no although Boras advised yes. Smart kid in my opinion because the difference of another million once you get 6 isn't worth the risk of getting nothing. But that is not Boras's job.

[UK1679666180]

 

How? Boras's job is to listen to his client and advise him how to get where he wants to be. How do you know what the kid asked Boras? If the question was, can I make more by not signing, maybe the answer was yes. He certainly didn't work against his wishes -he just answered questions. Obviously Boras took no action.

 

This is just a risk assessment - do you want to take risk to make more money? The kid chose no although Boras advised yes. Smart kid in my opinion because the difference of another million once you get 6 isn't worth the risk of getting nothing. But that is not Boras's job.

 

Boras is known for pushing star HS prospects towards college even for demands that are well above slot. Unless the kid comes from a baseball background, the advisor's job is to give them sound advice. IMO, given the slot figures for 1st rounders and the willingness of teams to go over that slot, it's hard for me to find any good reasoning to pass that up. I'm glad Hosmer made the right choice.

 

Plus, for the avg HS draftee it takes 4.8 years to reach the majors. For the avg. college draftee it takes 3.2. With the ability of Hosmer, there's a good chance he'll be here well before that and if he reaches the majors at 21, he'd be finishing up his junior year. If it took him 2 years from college, he will have made around an additional 800K not including endorsements and been closer to reaching the 10 year milestone of MLB, which bumps their pension plan infinitely. Financially, it makes less sense for him sign later, especially with the International draft looming.

 

If you think Hosmer made the right choice by signing, how could you think he's working against his clients' wishes?

 

Hosmer gets a great offer from KC, wants to sign, and Boras is telling him not to.

[Guest]

But Hosmer is making the decision. Not being part of what actually went on, I don't think we have any basis to judge the actions. Personally, I think any high schooler that passes up $6 million is an idiot.

[UK1679666180]

But Hosmer is making the decision. Not being part of what actually went on, I don't think we have any basis to judge the actions. Personally, I think any high schooler that passes up $6 million is an idiot.

 

Hosmer is making the decision as is every kid and his family ultimately, but that still leads me to believe that Boras often as an advisor is giving bad advice or making suggestions that will cost the kid in the long-run or more likely have a minimal financial improvement but delay him from making it to the majors.

 

I'm in a different position than most as most on this board as far as knowing slots in regards to the draft and what not and having a more knowledgeable approach if their kid was to be drafted than the majority of the parents in that position.

 

If my kid has the talent to be offered a contract to clear 100K (150K before taxes) and have his 4 years of college (at a school of his choice) paid for, I would suggest for him to play pro-ball.

 

To turn down a multi-million dollar contract with school paid for is beyond stupid to me.

[illiniguy]

Lets ask the Harrington's what they think about Boras. I like him, but he does screw up from time to time and it didn't cost him anything.

[RedFlash]

Lets ask the Harrington's what they think about Boras. I like him, but he does screw up from time to time and it didn't cost him anything.

 

Boras wasn't Harrington's original agent. If I remember he had a different agent the yr he was drafted by the Rockies. After he couldn't come to an agreement with the Rockies, he fired that agent and went to Boras. So my guess is Harrington wasn't the brightest colour in the crayon box.

[Post Count Padder]

Sucks to be the Yankees.