Scott Boras Quotations

When he got Boston's first offer, he realized that he thought of himself differently than the Red Sox did. He knew then that there was a possibility he may leave, and I don't think that he ever considered leaving prior to that.

I don't know why people are writing the Cubs aren't in it because they have to trade Sammy Sosa first.

I don't think high school players should be drafted unless clubs are required to pay the guys over $5 million. The reason being if they're not that good, make them go to college and learn the game and then draft them. But if you draft a high school player you have to guarantee his future. And if the player is not that good the team won't take the risk. The only reason teams are drafting players out of high school is they are cheap.

I don't want the world and Minnesota fans to think that Kyle was in any way pushing this situation. He was willing to settle.

I don't think it's an issue of them not being prepared or organized. I think it's an issue of their judgment as to what value they placed on Johnny Damon.

Greg's situation is a little different, ... I don't think the Montreal situation has much of an impact on him.

Greg's drag, ... may be his own choice.

He had a goal in this process, where he wanted to get to 3,000 hits. He'll be young enough.

His strength has increased since he left college by about 15, 20 percent. So he comes to spring training really after a six . . . seven-month extensive training program.

Kevin didn't have me pursue any teams because he wanted to see how his health was. He decided after the painful process last year he was not going to play. His arm is still remarkably good, but it's about his back. He had to endure a lot to throw last year.

I talk to whoever the club wants me to negotiate with. But I do think that's the longest period I've gone without ever talking to a GM.

That's up to the individual player. I think any major league player realizes that ... they've got a career, a future and a reputation inside the game. I don't know what a player will have to gain by disclosing historical facts that have nothing to do with his career.

With all of the talks he had with American and Dominican players, he got a feel for this and made the right decision. I think he understood the importance of a player of his stature competing in this event.

We received offers from a number of teams, and we're in the process of going through deal points as to Carlos' future contract,

When they drafted Pelf, he had thrown a lot of innings. We all felt he would benefit from a break, so we didn't even really start serious talks until January.

We had a situation where we knew Alex was going to be traded -- but we had to wait and see where he would end up. So we had an oral understanding, a bridge.

We're going to try to exhaust the situation with the Yankees before we move forward.

The Yankees have never addressed or spoken with me in regard to any off-field activities regarding Alex Rodriguez. And the Yankees have never spoken to Alex regarding any of his off-field activities,

The thing I'd say about that is that if Alex is a hypocrite, then everyone who is American and has parents of different heritage and wants to be respectful of that is a hypocrite, too. If that's being a hypocrite, then I'd want to be one. Alex was thoughtfully considering a difficult decision and was trying to make the right decision for him and his family.

They were doing this for market purposes, not to help the team individually. It's never in best interest of an individual club to disclose which player they're going to tender or not tender. The free agent market has been artificially manipulated by owner conduct.

They had a conversation early in the week. They exchanged some dialogue, and they're going to talk again later.

It wasn't just economics that went into this decision. It was really about winning. With his skills and the skills of the Yankees, it was really a good fit.

It was basically not a raise. It was something that really changed his feelings about Boston. In his mind, that offer put him in a position that was difficult for him. He was surprised by it.

It was something that really changed his feelings about Boston.

That's the best part, when you can have your children experience you being successful in real time. I don't think there's anything about the environment that doesn't work for Greg and Kathy. Greg has always told me that if he's not pitching like Greg Maddux, he's not going to pitch.

They want to hear from all parties sometimes before they make a decision.

It was just something that was very difficult to work out.

I'm not often surprised by numbers, ... I was surprised by some of what we came up with in regard to Johnny.

I'm biased, but I think Johnny was tremendously valuable to the Red Sox, from a couple of standpoints. The first one being what he did for their team and the second one being what he could do to their team if he played for somebody else -- particularly the Yankees.

I'll have to say it's very much it's very much in the air where Johnny Damon's going to be next year.

I'll have to say it's very much in the air where Johnny Damon's going to be next year.

I heard some very serious things today that made me think there are going to be some clubs that are going to be very aggressive in the free-agent process.

I haven't talked to Greg about it, and he drives the train here.

He spoke to the commissioner and the Major League Baseball Players Association last week and they talked about the benefits of his participation in advancing baseball both nationally and internationally.

He spoke to many Dominican friends and American friends, and many American players. If he was going to play in the classic, he was going to honor his citizenship and play for the United States.

He took a lot less to come back to the Yankees because he values the Yankees tradition.

I don't think there was any question that they were going to sign the player.

My hope is next year Terry and I can work out a contract. I have no problem with the Minnesota Twins.

On the other side, I do think there’s a melding in there. There are situations -- I’ve done contracts for Carlos Gonzalez, or just recently I did one for Elvis Andrus -- to where there is a melding of the club’s wants and the player’s wants where you do things in advance of free agency.

People say what we're doing is holding out when in reality the teams are trying to crush the draft market because they don't want to pay fair market value.

Drew is a player that comes along once every 20 years. Not even Barry Bonds can be compared to J.D. Drew.

The World Series is something that rarely gets to a number of venues in professional baseball. And that's one problem because we want the fan base of particular cities to participate in the World Series, even though there may be a lull in the particular performance of the regional team.

People call me all the time and say, “Man, your players aren't signed yet.” Well, it doesn't really matter what time dinner is when you're the steak.

If you are really effective at what you do, 95% of the things said about you will be negative.

Alex has received calls from Major League Baseball and the Players Association asking him to meet to discuss the matter. He has agreed to talk with them to discuss the WBC.

Alex has made the decision to participate in the World Baseball Classic for the United States. He decided that he should honor the country where he's a citizen.

The great thing about this, Bill knows Wash so well from their relationship with the Angels. He knows what kind of person he is, and what kind of player he is.

The Japanese teams start practicing in mid-January. They have a decisive advantage. For the American hitters, particularly the power hitters, it's not there yet. You take power away from the American players, all of a sudden you're going to have close games.