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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

A-Rod bats for Oseary’s team

Guy Oseary, the former record company executive whose personal management stable includes Madonna, has signed his first athlete, Alex Rodriguez.

The New York Yankees third baseman, considered by many to be the game’s top player, has signed with Oseary, who personally manages Lenny Kravitz and magician David Blaine in addition to Madonna. He is also a partner in Untitled Entertainment, whose clients include Hilary Swank, Penelope Cruz, Naomi Watts and Ashton Kutcher.

“He’s focusing on baseball and needs someone whose interests are aligned,” Oseary told Daily Variety, explaining the rare move of an athlete signing with a manager whose expertise is music and film. “This is to help him have more control of his image and brand.”

Good move considering he doesn’t need to worry about baseball contracts and he gets an expert agent in media.

mlbfan303 Posted: December 18, 2007 at 08:02 PM | 7 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. mlbfan303 Posted: December 18, 2007 at 08:24 PM (#2649030)

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2007/12/18/lets-hug-it-out-a-rod/

"There’s a story in Variety that Alex Rodriguez has dumped Scott Boras and hired a Hollywood dude as his agent. The story is not entirely true, I’ve been told. Boras remains Alex’s baseball agent. This latest move is for other ventures.

But Boras used to handle everything for Alex. The winter of discontent continues for him."

Apparently that was a false report

2. plim Posted: December 18, 2007 at 08:41 PM (#2649054)

no matter what the outcome is, this has to be boras' easiest paycheck:
1) get client pissed off at me
2) client negotiates his own contract
3) PROFIT!

3. Toolsy McClutch Posted: December 18, 2007 at 09:00 PM (#2649088)

I don't understand #2. As I understand, the agent gets paid as the player gets paid. So Boras gets nothing of the new contract.

4. The New No. 2 Posted: December 19, 2007 at 03:13 AM (#2649497)

Isn't Arod getting paid $275 million? I don't understand post #3.

5. Darren

Posted: December 19, 2007 at 03:22 AM (#2649500)

#3--are you saying that players could get an agent to negotiate their contract then immediately fire them and owe them nothing? That doesn't sound like it would work that way.

6. Swedish Chef Posted: December 19, 2007 at 03:37 AM (#2649508)

I imagine that agents get paid for the contracts they negotiate. At least literary agents keep getting paid for their ex-clients backlist. If A-Rod switched agents, the new agent could look forward to ten lean years...

7. McCoy Posted: December 19, 2007 at 04:12 AM (#2649536)

From what I remember agents get paid based on the contracts they negotiate. The ARod negotiates his own contract is interesting because I have no real idea what kind of contract he has with Boras and how much Boras and his company was involved in that negotiation. But I'm betting he still gets his 3% cut. Marketing wise I think it would be silly for somebody of ARod stature to rely on Boras to market him effectively. If you want to be loved you don't have Boras in your corner, if you want lots of money you have Boras in your corner.

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