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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:48 am Post subject:
Nick Piecoro this morning wrote:
Byrnes has continued discussions with Scott Boras, the agent for unsigned first-round pick Max Scherzer, but the negotiations have not picked up speed.
Should Scherzer, a right-hander out of Missouri, not sign by June 1, the Diamondbacks would receive the 63rd pick in the 2007 draft as compensation.
It's unknown how new rules - rules favorable to the clubs - could have an impact on Scherzer's decision to re-enter the draft.
This year's picks will have an Aug. 15 signing deadline, and teams that fail to sign their picks will receive near identical compensation picks the following year.
If the organization feels good about Scherzer, they'll sign him in the end...it was the same thing with Drew. Same agent, same timeline, midnight signing and what not
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Interesting comment by Nick about the unknown of how the new rule will affect Max if he reenters the draft. You have to think they won't help him.
As to dealing with Boras, “You know it likely will be a long process, it likely will go down to the wire, it likely will be intense and it is quite likely to include a little drama,” Lucchino said.
From the same article about Boras, “I[Boras] kept on telling Jason, ‘You’re special, you are a leader, you are someone who has that sense of commitment.’ This man could not catch. And he took a racquetball, a thousand a day, to improve his hands,he was so driven. I’m sitting there at the draft and I couldn’t get anybody to pay him what I knew was his value.
Have we heard any of the Dbacks young players who have had trouble with their hands doing this?
Interesting comment by Nick about the unknown of how the new rule will affect Max if he reenters the draft. You have to think they won't help him.
As to dealing with Boras, “You know it likely will be a long process, it likely will go down to the wire, it likely will be intense and it is quite likely to include a little drama,” Lucchino said.
From the same article about Boras, “I[Boras] kept on telling Jason, ‘You’re special, you are a leader, you are someone who has that sense of commitment.’ This man could not catch. And he took a racquetball, a thousand a day, to improve his hands,he was so driven. I’m sitting there at the draft and I couldn’t get anybody to pay him what I knew was his value.
Have we heard any of the Dbacks young players who have had trouble with their hands doing this?
Im sorry stu... what article are you reffering to about boras???
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:
From Jim Callis' ESPN.com chat:
Quote:
Rick (freeport, me): any word on if Max Scherzer is close to signing?
Jim Callis: Nope. Still expect him to sign in the next couple of weeks, but not hearing anything specific and still will be puzzled at how he's going to command more than slot money.
Jim said something similar last week, that Scherzer didn't fall in the draft because of signability and therefore shouldn't expect much more than slot. I have my doubts Boras thinks the same...
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