Published 17:05 IST, December 23rd 2019
Scott Boras breaks $1 billion mark as MLB agent orchestrates mega deals for his clients
With his litany of deals in the Winter Meetings, Scott Boras has now crossed the $1 billion mark. Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg among key deals this month.
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second week of December was arguably best week for one of most powerful sports nts in United States, Scott Boras. On Monday that week, Stephen Strasburg signed with Washington Nationals on a reported seven-year, $245 million deal. next day, Scott Boras orchestrated proceedings that culminated in Gerrit Cole landing record deal for a pitcher in MLB, a reported 9-year, $324M deal with New York Yankees. But Scott Boras wasn't done re. following day, he was once again involved in a multi-million dollar deal that saw Anthony Rendon sign for Los Angeles Angels on a reported seven-year, $245 million contract.
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Scott Boras - Sports nt extraordinaire
Sum up all three deals Scott Boras orchestrated in second week of December, and total comes up to a reported $814 million. While $814 million may be an impressive figure all by itself, that still isn't full list of deals involving Scott Boras in Winter Meetings. Toronto Blue Jays are nearing an agreement to sign free-nt starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on a reported four-year deal worth $80 million. Furrmore, with Mike Moustakas' reported four-year, $64 million deal with Cincinnati Reds and Dallas Keuchel's reported three-year, $55.5 million deal with Chicago White Sox, Scott Boras' total involvement in Winter Meetings' deals crosses $1 billion mark.
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In orchestrating deals that crossed $1 billion mark in of just under a month, Scott Boras has w effectively established himself as pitstop of winning MLB's 2019-20 offseason. New York Yankees racked up 103 wins in 2019 season. With signing of Gerrit Cole, have Yankees propelled mselves as favourites for upcoming season? Or have Washington Nationals solidified ir position as current World Series champions by tying down Stephen Strasburg to a seven-year deal? One thing is for certain. Whichever of two end up on winning side in MLB's upcoming season, one man that stands to win regardless of outcome is Scott Boras.
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15:26 IST, December 23rd 2019