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ANALYSIS

 Reasons Baseball's 
 Hot Stove Is So Chilly 

No surprise here: bad economy has slowed activity to a crawl

Boston Globe Boston Globe Dec 2, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - December is usually prime time in baseball's hot-stove league, but with the market seemingly frozen, Tony Massarotti lists reasons why for the Boston Globe : The economy. With the possibility of dipping revenue over the next year (or years), teams are reluctant to jump into long-term, expensive player contracts. CC Sabathia. “Pitching still wins,” writes Massarotti, meaning that a big prize like left-hander Sabathia has huge sway over the free-agent market. Teams are waiting to see where he goes before pursuing the next-best thing. More »

More about:  baseball • sports • C.C. Sabathia • contract negotiations • Scott Boras • offseason

 A-Rod's
 Ex-Agent
 Plays Peacemaker 

Couple meets in Toronto as Cynthia brings daughter to see Yankees star

New York Daily News New York Daily News Jul 14, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scott Boras, fired by Alex Rodriguez over the winter, is trying to play peacemaker between the Yankees star and his estranged wife, the New York Daily News reports. Boras met with the couple over the weekend in Toronto, where Cynthia Rodriguez had brought daughter Natasha, 3, to visit her father. Boras "seems to be there with the blessing of the Yankees' front office," one source said, which "welcomes anyone who can get A-Rod's mind back onto baseball." More »

More about:  Alex Rodriguez • celebrity divorces • Cynthia Rodriguez • Scott Boras • Toronto

Dodgers Reel in Andruw Jones

Coming off down year, Gold Glove outfielder gets 2 years, $36M to bring pop to LA lineup

Associated Press Associated Press Dec 6, 07 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Free-agent outfielder Andruw Jones agreed to a two-year, $36.2 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday, the AP reports. The 10-time Gold Glove winner and five-time All-Star hit .222 last season but is being counted on to give Los Angeles a reliable slugger in the middle of the lineup and an upgrade defensively in centerfield. More »

More about:  MLB • baseball • Los Angeles Dodgers • Scott Boras • Andruw Jones

Another Regular Season Award for A-Rod

Yankees slugger wins his third AL MVP in convincing fashion

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 19, 07 8:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez now has a shiny, new AL MVP award to go with his shiny, new contract. Unfortunately, he says, he has no World Series ring to complement them. It was the third such honor for baseball’s highest-paid player, who also won in 2005 with New York and 2003 in Texas. However, he said, “I would trade all three for one world championship. I wouldn't think twice about,” reports the AP. More »

More about:  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Scott Boras • Brian Cashman

Buffett Helps Keep A-Rod
in Pinstripes

Investor told slugger
to negotiate deal sans his superagent

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 07 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - When Alex Rodriguez did an end run around agent Scott Boras to make a deal with the Yankees, he wasn't without high-powered advice, reports the Wall Street Journal : Warren Buffett told him to do it. A worried A-Rod called the Sage of Omaha, a personal friend, as sports scribes blasted the slugger for leaving the Yanks. What did Buffett tell A-Rod, whose agent had set his price tag too high? Approach the Yanks without him. More »

More about:  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Goldman Sachs • Alex Rodriguez • Warren Buffett • Scott Boras

Yanks $100M Short on A-Rod

The all-star wanted a deal with $350 million

ESPN ESPN Nov 3, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not even close. The Yankees fell more than $100 million short of what A-Rod and agent Scott Boras demanded, ESPN reports. Before opting out of his contract, Alex Rodriguez told the Yanks he wanted a deal worth a staggering $350 million over eight years, but the team figured on about $230 million. The two sides never even sat down to try to bridge the difference. More »

More about:  MLB • baseball • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Scott Boras • A Rod • sports contracts

Agent Says 'Sorry' for
A-Rod Timing

MLB had slammed him for revealing opt-out news during Series

Associated Press Associated Press Oct 29, 07 10:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras apologized today for the distraction caused by his announcement during the World Series that A-Rod would opt out of his Yankee contract,  Responding to criticism from baseball officials angered at the move, Boras said in a statement that, "The unfortunate result was not my intent, but is solely my fault. I could have handled this situation better," reports the AP. More »

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