QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:52 PM)
Players contracts are determined years down the road, on the field.
If Konerko plays like a couple seasons ago, it's a bad contract.
If he continues to improve slightly, it's fair.
If he continues to improve by leaps and bounds, it's a great contract for the team.
Obviously the team is hoping for #3. Where in this curve, the player's contract falls is a result of the negotiations between the team and the player. A slightly under market contract makes 2 or 3 more likely, a over market contract makes 1 or 2 more likely.
Can you list Boras' clients? How many mid level prospects does he represent? How many of those have "bad contracts"?
How many of these are Boras clients?
He forgot Borchard in that stupidity of $$ in baseball article.