The Devil's dealer

Super greedy agent, Scott Boras is steering his client Stephen Strasburg away from a $10 million dollar signing bonus and back into the MLB draft. The deadline to sign or return to the picking process is quickly approaching.

Why?

Money, of course.


Boras on the phone with his boss

$10 plus million is not enough. No, certainly not enough for Boras whose players are among baseball's highest paid. Strasburg, the first overall pick in the past MLB draft, is considered the best pitching prospect in the history of the game. He's a player some believe could be pitching in the bigs right now. The Washington Nationals would love to have him in the rotation, and by offering him the highest initial payout in baseball history hoped to make that happen. But it's not that simple with a Boras client.


San Diego State stud

Through Boras, Strasburg wants more money. And if the Nationals can't pay, they'll take their chances in the next draft. Problem is, Washington is awful and again shaping up to be the first team picking in 2010. If only Boras weren't so greedy, his young, impressionable, naive client would have signed his huge deal and could've been pitching in the professional ranks right now. He may even have been pitching in the major leagues. For his sake, he's a supreme talent, let's all hope Strasburg doesn't turn into another Matt Harrington. Take a read of what Harrington's agent did to him...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Harrington

Doubt Boras cares much though. He's holding out for the expensive bucks, even at the expense of the young star he represents. The problem is, half of major league baseball's fraternity won't deal with Boras. Most can't afford to. Others have been turned off by his demands and tactics. It leaves us wondering why any clear thinking prospect would sign with the guy? Aren't agents supposed to give their clients options and not limit them?

Hey, Steve! There's time to chance things up and go down a different road.