It's also about time...

...a big name player fired Scott Boras like Kenny Rogers did last week. Alex Rodriguez had my hopes up for a little while, first that he wouldn't return to the Yankees and then, after he decided he did want to return to the Bronx after all, that he would have to cut ties with Boras in order to do so. It turned out, much to my disappointment, that Rodriguez simply did the monetary negotiating without Boras (since the Yankees refused to negotiate with Boras after he convinced A-Rod to utilize his opt-out clause) and, after agreeing on the basic terms with the Yankees, is letting Boras finalize the details. Personally, I'm not quite sure how the Yankees' stance of not negotiating with Boras is compatible with him finalizing the details for A-Rod. So much for the Yankees management sticking to their guns on that one.

As for Rogers, I just read earlier this afternoon that he finally re-signed with the Tigers. It sounds like the delay in his negotiations and signing after he fired Boras was because he was getting himself up-to-speed on how to negotiate for himself. Yes, after 20 years in the majors, and multiple times through the arbitration and free agency processes, he apparently didn't already know how to do that. This struck me as odd at first, but then I remembered that Boras always does everything for his clients, seemingly without any input at all from them. I'll admit, I was skeptical when the Tigers signed Rogers initially two off-seasons ago, and last season was a injury-marred disappointment to say the least. But, he showed in the 2006 postseason what he was worth to the team and, from all reports, is a good influence on the younger pitchers on the staff. I'm glad he's back!