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08:51 AM ET 03.19 | He-said-they-said? We'll probably never know for sure what, exactly, went down between the Phillies and Scott Boras this offseason. As you probably remember, longtime setup man Ryan Madson had been under the impression that Boras and general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. were closing in on a deal worth $44 million over 4 years when the Phillies announced that they had signed Jonathan Papelbon to a 4-year, $50 million contract. ... The veteran righthander recently told CBSSports.com that he still believes the two sides had a verbal agreement. "I can't prove it. But I do believe it," Madson said. Boras has "been in the business for 20 years and it's never happened before."
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Awww, poor Scott Boras. He seems like such an straight shooter to me.
For 6 million dollars more spread over 4 years, the Phils got one of the best closers in the game, who has done it for his entire career and is one year younger than Madson.
VLO1977
Wilmington , DE
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Phils chose to go with the guy who has closed his whole career and is one year younger than Madson.... for $6 million more spread over 4 years.
A lot for a closer, but if you are spending that much, you might as well get one of the best.
VLO1977
Wilmington , DE
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Sorry for double posts.
VLO1977
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Boras was probably trying to negotiate with other teams at the same time and is now whining.
He does well for some players, yet leaves other clients out to dry.
Schad - Notorious…
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Boras does his job well. What that means is that he is sleazy and underhanded.
VLO1977
Wilmington , DE
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Or, Boras did something that made the Phillies look elsewhere, and doesn't have the spine to tell Madson. Boras is slime, simply put. He goes after his bottom line and not what works best for the player.
Deacon Frost
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its always a first time, perhaps next year he may be able to land a long term contract for madson!!!
alacran
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I would say that if there was nothing in writing, he is out of luck. But, after reading the article about the Cowboys and Redskins losing cap space because they did not abide by a verbal agreement, I am confused. I guess the MLB and NFL handle verbal agreements differently.
RWhite
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And those are his best qualities.
Slapshot
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It's impossible to feel sorry for anyone even remotely related to this story.
THE BISHOP!
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Over 2009-2010, Madson had 26 save opportunities and only converted 15 of them. Why in the world would anyone commit to paying him $44M ???
Horsehide_McGee
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