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July 07, 2011

Scott Boras Keynote at SABR 41

in 1982, Boras said, No. 1 draft pick Shawon Dunston signed for the same amount of money that Rick Monday signed for as the No. 1 pick in 1965. “Something told me this is not an institution that’s treating players appropriately," Boras said. "We’re hurting the game."

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It's been a messy couple decades for baseball, but my guess is that when the history of it is written, Scott Boras is going to be seen as a good guy, not a bad guy. While the NHL missed a season a few years ago, and the NBA and the NFL are shut down for the foreseeable future, baseball (as a whole) is in pretty good financial shape. A big part of that is a healthy union and strong agents.

Jul 7, 2011 5:37:59 PM | Sports

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