Scott Boras Doesn't Lose Often - But He Did This Time!

It’s not often that Scott Boras loses…so when he does I like to celebrate it. I celebrate it even more when his loss comes at the hands of the Yankees. But let’s take it a step further…..when it comes to Cody Bellinger he has a history of getting it WRONG.

Look, I am happy that the Yankees got Cody back. We NEEDED him. Without Cody, this team would be doomed right now. I just didn’t want the Yankees to massively overpay for him, especially after Boras got cutesy at the Winter Meetings and cited poetically about how Cody had EIGHT interested teams. Well it turns out, that was a big fat Boras lie. The amount of interest wasn’t exactly what Boras spinned it to be (shocking).

So here we are. Cody is a Yankee again for five years at $162.5 million. No crazy seven year contract that Boras wanted with an annual average of $37 million a season. Even the Yankees told Boras a six year offer was “a pipe dream” read more HERE. It was take it or leave it….and if there was a better offer than the Yankees out there then Cody should take it.

This isn’t the first “fail” Boras had with Cody. Remember back to the 2023-2024 offseason, MLBtraderumors predicted Cody would get a 12 year deal worth $264 million HERE, The Yankees were even picked as the favorite, but Cody’s actual contract fell VERY short of that at three years $80 million with the Cubs with an opt out. That opt out is what brought him here. Talk about a MASSIVE difference in between expectations and reality.

That’s two BIG losses for Boras when it comes to Cody. It sucks for Cody, but maybe this is a good lesson to show him that he should stop relying so much on Boras. He’s not getting the job done for him at least. Boras MAY hit a milestone of $1 billion in contracts for his clients this winter but it might give Cody  something to think about if he choses to exercise his opt outs in his new contract. It might be time for a new agent who isn’t completely delusional in his market expectations.

I am happy Cody is a Yankee again. I’ve wanted it all winter and have been talking about it constantly, but that doesn’t mean I have to root for Boras too. He’s failed to achieve his own goals for Cody twice now. I think it’s time for Cody to take a good long look in the mirror and realize Boras hasn’t served him as well as he had hoped….and to lose his number for good.