Boras Loses!

Well it looks like Scott Boras has lost. So much for Daisuke Matsuzaka being worth $100 million. Reports are that Matsuzaka will be earning $52 million over six years, with another $8 million in incentives. That is a long way from $100 million. I mean if the Red Sox had met Boras's demands halfway, that's one thing, but it appears the Red Sox made a take-it-or-leave-it offer and Matsuzaka hopped on the plane back to Boston. The leverage was taken away from Boras and everyone came out a winner. Matsuzaka gets a ton of money and to fulfill his dream of playing in the Majors and the Red Sox get the pitcher they desperately wanted. Boras doesn't get as much of a cut, but he now has a happy client who is about to make a ton more money in endorsements. Life isn't all bad for Boras, but it's certainly not as good as he wanted.

I guess he'll just have to wait to cash in on Barry Zito, and the expected $100 million he is going to get. Unless, Zito, like Matsuzaka, decides there is more to choosing what to do than just money. That could start an unsettling trend for Boras who is known to be all about the bottom line.