2018 Offseason And Targets

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Enscheff said:
So much for this theory...

All of the teams still engaged with Harper’s camp — including, presumably, the Dodgers and Phillies — are discussing contracts of at least one decade in length, per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle

If all 3 teams are willing to go 10 years, why in the hell did this take so long?
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Bryce wants to skip spring training.
 
Enscheff said:
An agent is a salesman, so it isn't surprising our brilliant sales engineer thinks they are integral to the sport.

Like any other salesman, they need their clients to think the process is too complicated for them to navigate without help from the agent.

Fact of the matter is most MLB players are likely smart enough to represent themselves if they wanted to do so. An agency could sell a "standard contract" with all the typical player protections and clauses for players to use, and the players could take a look around and determine a fair price for their services.
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I'm sure RocketLawyer has some good stuff.
 
What does everyone think about Evan Gattis as a cheap bench piece. He can DH in the AL games. He could catch if needed. He's played 1st and LF, although badly. He's a power RH off the bench. If you could get him 1 yr/$1M, I think it's worth a look.
 
Super said:
makes sense. we developed no pitching for a while there and the farm had none. interesting.
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The perception is that Atlanta has drafted so much pitching but we’ve traded for a bunch too. All of the trades were good with the debatable exception of the Simmons deal.
 
Carp said:
If you are smart and know what you want, an agent isn't needed. I don't know the general rate for agents, but I would guess it's in the neighborhood of 5 percent. So save that money instead of paying someone else to do it.
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I bet Ray Allen could've gotten over 5% more on his contract if he had an agent. It's not just about knowing what you want, but how to posture and negotiate.

Basically, this is dumb for 99% of players to do.
 
CrazyTrain said:
I bet Ray Allen could've gotten over 5% more on his contract if he had an agent. It's not just about knowing what you want, but how to posture and negotiate.

Basically, this is dumb for 99% of players to do.
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I guarantee you Allen would not have gotten more with an agent.
 
CrazyTrain said:
I bet Ray Allen could've gotten over 5% more on his contract if he had an agent. It's not just about knowing what you want, but how to posture and negotiate.

Basically, this is dumb for 99% of players to do.
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I bet you're wrong. Not all ball players are dumb jocks.
 
CrazyTrain said:
I bet Ray Allen could've gotten over 5% more on his contract if he had an agent. It's not just about knowing what you want, but how to posture and negotiate.

Basically, this is dumb for 99% of players to do.
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How many points would he be paying to the agent though?
 
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