Boras Making A Poor Case For Jason Varitek
I laughed when I read what I am posting below, and I sincerely hope some team isn’t dumb enough for fall for agent Scott Boras’ tricks.
From Boston.com: It is in these pre-free agency stages when Scott Boras sets the tone, digging in and stating his position on clients in no uncertain terms.
Yesterday Boras did just that at the general managers meetings in regard to Jason Varitek, whom most baseball people view as a player on an offensive decline at age 36. Not Boras. In fact, he and the Red Sox will be as far apart in their views as San Diego and Bangor.
Boras is eyeing Yankee catcher Jorge Posada’s four-year, $52.4 million deal as a benchmark for Varitek.
“It is probably representative age-wise and it’s also representative of what a player on a winning team - for very different reasons, obviously - can do,” Boras said. “You aren’t going to have many catchers with those performance levels - a 60 percent winning percentage on a franchise which has won two championships, caught four no-hitters. I can go on and on.
“The idea of it is there aren’t many players in the marketplace who lead a team like Jason Varitek can, and that’s got to be his value.”
Sox general manager Theo Epstein, apprised of Boras’s opinion, had no official comment, but his facial reaction wasn’t that of a man who was in agreement.
As much I as I respect what Jason Varitek has meant to the Red Sox and their fanbase, there’s no way that he’s worth that much money and should be signed to an extended deal when his career his been in decline.
Yes, he’s the cream of crop when it comes to guiding young pitchers as evidenced with Jon Lester; however, he looked to be an automatic out in the playoffs and his numbers are nothing to write home about.
If he wants to sign for a one-year deal for decent money, that’s equitable; however, a longer deal would equate to highway robbery.
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