ESPN reported on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) that "Mongomerie fired Boras. He entered the free agent (FA) market with high expectations, but Boras' strategy failed. He had no choice but to sign at a lower-than-expected price."
Montgomery was named Boras' Big Four in the last FA market. Boras' customers were big FA including Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman and Montgomery. For J.D. Martinez, Boras was also an agent.
As a result, the deal failed. After the market opened, all eyes were on Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Ohtani signed a 700 million-dollar contract and Yamamoto 325 million-dollar contract.
Interest in the other players fell, and the market slowed down. It wasn't exactly hot. Boras came out with his brinkmanship "as he did." And he was really pushed to the brink.
The result is a cheap contract. Snell and Chapman signed with San Francisco. Snell has a two-year contract worth 62 million U.S. dollars and Chapman has a three-year contract worth 54 million dollars.
Snell refused to accept the offer made by the New York Yankees at 150 million U.S. dollars. Boras wanted more than 200 million dollars. No team has used this money.
Bellinger signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Cubs for 80 million dollars. Martinez moved to the New York Mets for 12 million dollars a year.
The last one is Montgomery. It agreed with Arizona for 25 million dollars a year. There was a maximum option of 25 million dollars for the second year, but it was meaningless for Montgomery.
In the 2023 season, he pitched 188.2 innings, 10 wins and 11 losses, and an ERA of 3.20. In the 2022 season, he pitched 178.1 innings, nine wins and six losses, and an ERA of 3.48. He wanted a multi-year contract worth 20 million dollars per year.
It was a natural wish. It didn't go as planned. Montgomery's choice is to say goodbye. She has done well this season and can become a free agent again. Even then, I don't want to be with Boras.
At the time of signing Montgomery's contract with Arizona, Boras said, "There was a big difference between our opinion and the owner's will to win." Critics say the club is not spending money to win.
This can be read as meaning, "As the club does not open its wallet, I have no choice either." In fact, Boras said the slow market trend and uncertain income of some clubs were the reasons. And he lost a huge customer.
It's a "break-up ending," but Boras is still Boras. Prospective FA biggest fish Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Corbin Burns are included. Snell, Chapman and Bellinger can all become FA after the 2024 season. Big chance continues.
BY: 메이저 토토사이트