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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
That is the post on the Braves SB Nation site today?? I’m Brandon’s agent… What do you think?? This is what I wrote on the Braves SB Nation site......
Hey gang, glad to be involved! I am Brandon’s agent, Jonathan Maurer, msmsports.net and while I think John Smoltz is a LEGEND in Atlanta and will always be one of the best, Webby LOVES to pitch in Atlanta! Brandon has “three years left w/ AZ” (‘08, ‘09, option in 2010). While Brandon LOVES AZ and hopes to bring the World Series back to the Valley, the D-backs brass and Brandon will have to agree on “fair value” in the next 12 months. If we don’t come to an “agreement,” Webb COULD be on the block after this season. Orlando Hudson is a premier 2B, but he turned down a contract extension and now almost assuredly will be gone from AZ after 2008. Brandon would command, in many opinions, the highest free agent contract ever given to a pitcher if he becomes a free agent after 2010. THAT IS NOT WHAT MOTIVATES BRANDON, but getting a “fair” deal IS important! He still calls Eastern KY his home and if you were to meet him out at the local tavern, he would hang out, buy you a beer and talk baseball all night. He is an “everyday guy” who happens to throw the heck out of a baseball. He WOULD fit with the Atlanta clubhouse, handsdown! Just one stat to throw at everyone…. Since the beginning of the 2006 seasons, Webb is 38-18 with a 2.34 ERA and a major league-high 500 1/3 innings.
LET’S KEEP WEBBY IN D-BACK COUNTRY!!
Later in the thread, in response to various posts about Webb’s market Value,(Vs. Peavy, Santana, etc) things go more specific:
Hey gang, I will chime in more later, but while Peavy signed a good deal to “stay” in San Diego, it was clearly “below” what he could have made as a free agent. While there are some that would argue that years away from free agency is a factor, in Webb’s case, it really is not important to us. Brandon would LOVE to stay here and HE IS HERE until 2010 (they will pick up his option), but “fair” to us IS between Peavy and Santana (if we do a deal before 2009 season) to stay in AZ long term. The idea of “security” was a deciding factor in both of Webb’s last two deals, but this time around, that has zero bearing on the contract. D-backs ownership has seen the value of the franchise go from 238M to 379M in the last 4 years, attendance is up and the MLB TV network will bring Millions to each team. Unlike the NFL network, baseball got the cable companies to buy into MLB Network so it will be seen by EVERYONE. Josh Byrnes is a smart, smart man and he has a strong team in Peter Woodfork, Jerry Dipoto, and AJ Hinch (who are all future GM’s) so while there is negotiation to have in the future, the goal for Brandon and I is that everyone wins. “If a free agent,” Brandon gets 6 years, 24M a year, hands down. We WILL take less, but more than Peavy (who is a Max effort delivery guy). Here’s to another D-back win tonight! Thanks, Jonathan
Interesting negotiating concept, eh....using a blog.
shoewizard
Posted: April 22, 2008 at 05:07 PM | 23 comment(s)
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This generated quite a lot of discussion in D Back land today, not only at AZ Snakepit, but also at DBBP in this Formerly Dormant Thread
Personally, I find it stunning that a professional agent would make such open comments about his clients future in such a manner. But maybe that just says more about how far the blogosphere has come. Instead of relying on a sports writer to get the "spin" right, do it yourself???
What was REALLY weird though is the comments he made about Orlando Hudson, who is not his client.
And
(Typos not mine)I really can't remember seeing an agent make these kinds of comments about another agent's client in any kind of public forum.
(Sorry, John. I'd feel bad about it for the rest of your career, but I'd have to do it.)
No.
Seriously, is this dude for real?
(Also, he didn't actually say that second thing. You believed it though, didn't you?)
Remind me not to have you help me negotiate when I buy a car, Jonathon.
(3R and 8H through 4 is lit up when we're talking about the Giants. Zito better not get a W.)
didn't Orlando Hudson say this himself a few months back.
bizarre negotiating tactics though. wow.
I sure hope that doesn't happen. But the same thought crossed my mind.
I don't know about Boras, specifically, but I'd definitely think about firing this guy. My first thought was that this was just a poorly executed hoax, and I still haven't ruled that out. But if this is actually real, then it's the most ludicrous thing I've seen in a long time. I mean, with communication skills like that, would you want this jester negotiating a contract for you?
Anyone know how to go about becoming an agent?
If anything, this thread has proven (if not a hoax) that agents can write like monkeys and get top clients, so who knew?
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