In case you haven't heard, Carlos Beltran is the next Arod in terms of money (as for talent, it's a maybe, who knows). But anyway, he is the guy everyone wants this offseason and his agent, Scott Boras (who is trying to ruin the game) wants a 10 year deal. He will probably be seeking around 17-18 million per year. So that's a 170 million dollar contract. He says his client is worth it because he will bring his team additional revenue through ticket sales, marketing ventures, etc. We've heard all this before, but Boras even mentioned Arod as he was selling Beltran to the press. BIG MISTAKE. What happened to ARod? He was unhappy and barely got out of Texas since his contract was so bloated (they call these contracts albatrosses). You would think owners would learn the lesson. It seems the Yankees have all but wrapped him up. Which is great, I hope they do. Anyone demanding that much money deserves to be hated by me. The Yankees are like a theory I just read about Communism: you don't need to stop it (it's impossible anyway), all you have to do is let it do it's thing and it will eventually bring itself down.
Boras also wants to give Varitek a 5 year deal with a no trade clause. That would make Varitek, a catcher, 37 years old at the end of that contract. He also wants 10 million a year. But everyone loves Varitek...so that sucks.
Burn Boras
Posted by portocac
at 10:22 AM CST
