Scott Boras Dumped By Jordan Montgomery After Nightmare Offseason
MLB super-agent Scott Boras had a terrible offseason, and as a result, one of his high-profile clients kicked him to the curb.
New Diamondbacks pitcher Jordan Montgomery fired Boras as his agent, announced Thursday by the Associated Press.
Recognized as the premier agent in all of pro baseball, Boras may be on a downhill trajectory after losing some sheen with Montgomery's exit.
Coming off a World Series-winning season with the Texas Rangers, Montgomery was projected as a top free-agent pitcher, expecting elite money after an impressive postseason stretch.
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jordan Montgomery of the Texas Rangers reacts at the end of the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays during Game One of the Wild Card Series at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2023. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Instead, Boras kept teams waiting for Montgomery until the 11th hour of the offseason, finally settling on a one-year, $25 million deal with Arizona.
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Montgomery missed spring training because of Boras' late negotiations, and the repercussions now chip away at Boras' reputation as a power agent.
Jordan Montgomery, 31, is now represented by Wasserman’s Joel Wolfe & Nick Chanock. Expectations around the left-hander's offseason projected a potential five-to-six-million dollar deal for Montgomery. Boras' error with timing led to a one-year contract for Montgomery, far from the ballpark of a five-year, $100+ million deal.
Boras was also at the center of disappointing deals this offseason for J.D. Martinez, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman and Blake Snell.
Much like Montgomery, Snell carried momentum heading into the offseason — coming off an NL Cy Young — but signed at the last minute with the Giants on a two-year, $62 million deal.
BALTIMORE - Scott Boras watches batting practice before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 27, 2022. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
As OutKick's Ian Miller previously wrote, "Snell and Bellinger could have taken mid-term deals, with lower yearly guarantees, but more security. They didn't. And now they're playing on yearly "prove it" contracts that could jeopardize their career earnings. And teams get the benefit of short-term commitments to high upside players.
"For an agent, that's as bad as it gets. Juan Soto better hope he does better next year, especially after turning down more than half a billion dollars from the Nationals a few years ago."
The agent can no longer send his aces to the right places. Then there's the Carlos Correa mess from 2022. Correa was projected to land a $300 million deal until he flip-flopped between different negotiation tables and ultimately landed on a $200 million deal with his old team in Minnesota.
Boras' clout in MLB may be running thin.
NEW YORK - Sports Agents Scott Boras looks on during the New York Yankees press conference to introduce Gerrit Cole at Yankee Stadium on December 18, 2019. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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