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| Dombrowski (L); Boras (R) |
Now that his client
Eric Hosmer is heading somewhere
other than Boston,
Uber-Agent Scott Boras has lost some leverage over
Dave Dombrowski. It's no longer a "two-fer" negotiation—it's now just a stare-down for
one player,
J.D. Martinez. Moreover, most of the other suitors for Martinez have far less incentive (and money) to splurge on J.D. For example, the Cardinals already got their bat (
Marcell Ozuna), the Giants are gun-shy of the luxury-tax penalty—as are the Dodgers. Plus, the Angels just coughed-up $20 million in posting fees for
part-time big bat
Shohei Ohtani. So, old
'Double D' can push a much harder bargain for the services of our would-be new DH. This could happen quickly.
