What a Joke
If he ever retires,
player agent Scott Boras ought to consider a second career in standup
comedy. What he said about client Matt
Wieters was downright hysterical.
Wieters had a bad year
offensively with the Nationals, hitting .225 with 10 homers and 52 RBIs. Wieters’ fig leaf, if you will, was the fact
that Washington pitchers managed a 3.88 team ERA third-best in the NL. So, when Wieters decided yesterday not to opt
out of his $10.5 million option for next season, Boras the comic/agent jumped
in to say, “What he does for a pitching staff is off the charts and in great
demand.” But, Scott, if it’s in such
demand, why didn’t your client declare himself a free agent? Maybe it has something to do with that game
five loss to the Cubs in the NLDS, when Nats’ pitchers gave up nine runs and
Wieters made two errors, including a dropped third strike and a bad throw, a
passed ball and catcher’s interference, all in the same inning.
I mean, you can’t be
serious, right?
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