Two words sum it up: Scott Boras, whose photo is to the right. I’m not tryin g to say anything bad about him, but…. it’s all his fault. See, Scott Boras has some of the best fre agents in baseball in his stable and there are two major factors:
- Boras is asking the moon for some of his clients; and
- He has swindled many a GM in the past.
It is rumored that he is asking north of $200 million for Jake Arrietta and JD Martinez – I believe that both will get closer to $100 million than $200 million.