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Jacoby Ellsbury Now a Boras Disciple

Dec 4, 2007 – 2:39 PM
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Boston.com is reporting that Red Sox centerfielder and trade bait extraordinaire has dropped agent Joe Urbon and signed on with Scott Boras. For Red Sox fans, and probably many front office execs, that's barely a step above being a Yankee.

Ellsbury has been named on and off in the potential deal-in-the-works for the Red Sox to acquire Johan Santana. Hometown fans were outraged to hear Ellsbury's name as part of the trade and were lighting up the local sports radio show phone lines to express themselves. After just 33 games in the majors, the Boston court of public opinion has deemed Ellsbury untouchable.

Boras is not held in high regard in the Boston area, thanks to his hardball negotiating techniques with several current and former players. Many people thought Theo Epstein bested him last off-season in pulling off the Daisuke Matsuzaka deal. Perhaps Boras saw this as a chance to strike back. It may be a blessing in disguise for the Red Sox, as the Twins will not want a Scott Boras client on their roster when the big pay day comes in a few years.

No doubt, there is much more to come on the Santana deal. Stay tuned.
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