Boras Quotes

With all of the talks he had with American and Dominican players, he got a feel for this and made the right decision. I think he understood the importance of a player of his stature competing in this event. - Scott Boras

When they drafted Pelf, he had thrown a lot of innings. We all felt he would benefit from a break, so we didn't even really start serious talks until January. - Scott Boras

When he got Boston's first offer, he realized that he thought of himself differently than the Red Sox did. He knew then that there was a possibility he may leave, and I don't think that he ever considered leaving prior to that. - Scott Boras

We're pleased to bring this to a conclusion. - Alan Boras

We're going to try to exhaust the situation with the Yankees before we move forward. - Scott Boras

We received offers from a number of teams, and we're in the process of going through deal points as to Carlos' future contract. - Scott Boras

We learned from [ Alex Rodriguez ], when Seattle tried to trade him during his last year [that] it was a very difficult thing to do... If your team is remotely in the race you're better off keeping the player because clubs aren't going to give up much for a short, two-month stay. - Scott Boras

We just learned today ... it's something we will have to examine. - Alan Boras

We had a situation where we knew Alex was going to be traded -- but we had to wait and see where he would end up. So we had an oral understanding, a bridge. - Scott Boras

They were doing this for market purposes, not to help the team individually. It's never in best interest of an individual club to disclose which player they're going to tender or not tender. The free agent market has been artificially manipulated by owner conduct. - Scott Boras