La star du baseball qui a donné 75 millions de dollars pour jouer pour les Mets
Bo Bichette fait partie d’une légion croissante de joueurs rejetant la sécurité d’un contrat à long terme en faveur d’un accord à court terme avec un salaire moyen astronomique.
In recent years, many organizations have become more cautious about awarding long-term megadeals with massive average annual values to anyone besides the biggest superstars.
“They give you the years, but the AAVs are so low that it’s not in your best interest,” said Scott Boras, baseball’s most prominent agent.
Representatives such as Boras have responded by proposing something of a compromise: Their clients would be open to a short-term contract, as long as the AAV was astronomically high.
Teams have been increasingly happy to go along. The old adage among general managers is that there is no such thing as a bad one-year contract. But now, GMs are taking that concept to the extreme, promising unimaginable salaries to players simply because they are willing to sign for fewer years.
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In recent years, many organizations have become more cautious about awarding long-term megadeals with massive average annual values to anyone besides the biggest superstars.
“They give you the years, but the AAVs are so low that it’s not in your best interest,” said Scott Boras, baseball’s most prominent agent.
Representatives such as Boras have responded by proposing something of a compromise: Their clients would be open to a short-term contract, as long as the AAV was astronomically high.
Teams have been increasingly happy to go along. The old adage among general managers is that there is no such thing as a bad one-year contract. But now, GMs are taking that concept to the extreme, promising unimaginable salaries to players simply because they are willing to sign for fewer years.
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