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Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Goldman: Robinson Cano’s agent switch may doom the Yankees

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posted on April 02, 2013 at 02:42 PM by The District Attorney to robinson cano, scott boras, yankees | 23 comment(s)

Goldman has correctly predicted 20 of the last 0 bad Yankee seasons!

If… [Robinson] Cano is insistent on foregoing free agency, maybe the Yankees will get a deal done now instead of next winter, and perhaps they’ll get off (say) five-percent cheaper than they would have had Cano actually solicited outside offers… If that is the bottom line, it’s bad news for the Yankees. Cano is a very good player, albeit one who sometimes seems as if he’s just going through the motions, but he’s also a ...

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51. Der_K posted on January 15, 2013 at 03:34 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

oooooooooooovvvvvveeeerrrrrpppppaaaaayyyyyy

52. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) posted on January 15, 2013 at 03:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

First win for Boras - 2y/$28m for Soriano from Washington.

Man, Boras must have a J Edgar Hoover sized collection of incriminating pictures.

53. Jay Seaver posted on January 15, 2013 at 03:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

There's just really no explanation for how good Boras is at his job besides "Jedi Mind Trick", is there?

54. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on January 15, 2013 at 03:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So Soriano turned 3/33 into 4/49 right? That decision worked out OK for him.

55. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) posted on January 15, 2013 at 03:50 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

There's just really no explanation for how good Boras is at his job besides "Jedi Mind Trick", is there?

Blackmail?

56. Nasty Nate posted on January 15, 2013 at 03:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So Soriano turned 3/33 into 4/49 right?

what do you mean?

57. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on January 15, 2013 at 04:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Didn't he sign his deal with the Yankees as a 3/33 with an opt-out originally? So basically by exercising the opt-out he has gotten 2/21 so far, and will get 2/28 now turning the deal he signed after 2010 into a 4/49. (I think).

58. DL from MN posted on January 15, 2013 at 04:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

> will get 2/28 now

And another $14M vesting option. Could end up as 5/63.

Are they really going to keep Storen and Clippard as setup guys or is one of them getting dealt?

59. Nasty Nate posted on January 15, 2013 at 04:56 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Didn't he sign his deal with the Yankees as a 3/33 with an opt-out originally? So basically by exercising the opt-out he has gotten 2/21 so far, and will get 2/28 now turning the deal he signed after 2010 into a 4/49. (I think).

If he had accepted the Qualifying Offer, his time since 2010 would have been 3/35.8 I think. He has bumped that to 4/49 plus gotten to be the anointed closer so you are right: everything worked out for him.

This all turned out fine for the Yankees too. Less than a year ago, it seemed they would be stuck with him for 1/$14m for 2013, and now they don't have to pay that and get a draft pick to boot.

60. The District Attorney posted on January 15, 2013 at 05:56 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So Soriano turned 3/33 into 4/49 right? That decision worked out OK for him.

But would it have if Mariano hadn't missed a year?

61. Nasty Nate posted on January 15, 2013 at 06:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

So Soriano turned 3/33 into 4/49 right? That decision worked out OK for him.

But would it have if Mariano hadn't missed a year?

He probably wouldn't have opted out, his lacking any recent glow of closer mystique would have stunted his free agent desirability.

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