What the Mets are up against with Scott Boras

As most people realize already Scott Boras is no joy to do business with and of course that is about as nice as you can say it. If people have not forgotton A Rod blew him off the finish negotiating his latest deal with the Yankees when he was able to opt out of his contract.

Well now the Mets have interest in 2 pitchers for 1 spot in there rotation and Scott Boras controls both clients, Derek Lowe and Ollie Perez. Oh happy day. So we will see the Mets bidding against possibly phantom teams since there dealing with the sneaky Boras. If you have not read the ins and outs of Boras dealing with the Yankees regarding Texieria it is typical Scott Boras. This is an excerpt from Kate O'brien over at Newsday

" Boras said Teixeira would agree to an eight-year contract, but only if the average annual value was $24 million per year, making the total contract value $192 million. The Yankees conferred, then told Boras no, that they had made a fair yet firm offer and would stand pat, the source said. Boras responded by saying that Teixeira likely would be a Red Sox.The Yankees refused to budge from their offer, and 20 minutes later, Boras called back and said Teixeira would take their eight-year, $180-million offer."


So can we hope the Mets realize that they can be bidding against a phantom team when Boras calls and says that some team guaranteed a 4th year for Lowe. Omar the correct response is the Mets stay pat on 3 years.