Boras tells Pirates ‘no-go’ on top pick’s contract

Hey Scott! Quit bullying all of the MLB owners and general managers with these ridiculous contracts! Photo: Newscom

Here we go again. Super-agent Scott Boras is making news in Major League Baseball. This time, Boras has informed the Pittsburgh Pirates that his client, Pedro Alvarez, will not be signing the contract they agreed to on August 15.

Alvarez was the Pirates’ first-round pick in the June MLB First-Year Player Draft. However, the MLB Players Association is filing a grievance on behalf of Alvarez, stating that the two parties agreed to the contract after the midnight deadline on Aug. 15.

I’m pretty sure we all know what’s going on here. Alvarez chose Boras because he knew he was the guy to bring him big money. However, Alvarez probably wanted to get a deal done and now Boras was probably in Alvarez’s ear telling him they will pay more money if we make a scene. Classic super-agent drama. The kind that needs to go away.

The Pirates are trying to fight back to placing Alvarez on MLB’s restricted list. We’ll just have to see which side wins out. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, this was a good player that could have helped their club in the next couple of years. It would be nice for him to get some time in the minor leagues before they bring him up to help turn around the franchise. But it’s times like these that I really, really hate agents.