Assistant Editor Mark Rafferty sent me a link to a Fanhouse post about the Pedro Alvarez situation. Alvarez is currently refusing to take a physical or take part in a press conference under the advice of his agent Scott Boras.

Boras is stating that the contract signed by Pedro is void because it came after the midnight deadline on August 15th. Boras did not raise any issues when he negotiated the contract, but since has gotten the MLBPA on his side. They have filed a grievance on behalf of Mr. Alvarez claiming that the contract was signed after the deadline thus making it illegal. Read the rest of this entry »

Our good buddy Darren Heitner of The Sports Agent Blog has put out a great article on the MLB Signing Deadline which is this evening at midnight. All players must sign a deal by the deadline or go back to college. The article also talks about how a bunch of the Scott Boras clients are not signed yet and how he always waits to the last minute with some of his higher profile candidates. Read the rest of this entry »

The College Baseball Blog contributor Willie Nicklaus recently was asked by Darren Heitner of The Sports Agent Blog to write an article about whether an 18 year old kid should sign a pro contract out of high school or head to college for three years. The full article is very informative and can be read by clicking here.

By Willie Nicklaus

Florida State’s Buster Posey is the ACC Player of the Year and was the 5th pick of the 1st round.

Charlotte’s Chris Taylor, was named the Atlantic 10 Baseball Co-Player of the Year, and was drafted in the 45th round by the Cardinals. From the Atlantic Sun, Florida Gulf Coast’s Jason Peacock won the league’s top individual award, and was selected by the Florida Marlins with the 778th pick in the 26th round. From Big Ten Champion Michigan, senior Nate Recknagel was honored as Player of the Year and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 19th round. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone that visits this blog knows I am a big supporter of the Cape Cod Baseball League which is one of the top collegiate summer leagues in the country. MLB has decided to force the CCBL to pay them a rights fee as six of the teams use the same nicknames as MLB teams. Also, MLB wants the teams to buy merchandise from their vendor and sell it at the games instead of using the local vendors who make materials for the teams. The Cape Cod Times has a great article on this topic which can be read here. I think MLB should focus on more important things like cleaning up their own sport.