Just My Type

The Interview

Scott Boras
MEGA-AGENT

A-Rod's rep just got Manny Ramirez a two-year, $45 million deal from the Dodgers

DP: The Manny deal came four months after the Dodgers' initial offer. What was the holdup?

SB: Manny wanted to be somewhere for a long period, four years. He wanted to find a home for himself and achieve his goal of getting 3,000 hits—and most importantly be a place where he was really comfortable. Los Angeles met that, and Manny gave me direction that he wanted me to focus on getting a contract done, until the point came that he thought we couldn't. Then he wanted to look somewhere else.

DP: But was anybody offering a better deal than two years, $45 million?

SB: Of course teams called, and if we wanted to pursue other negotiations, I'm sure we could have.

DP: Yeah, but give me an idea of those....

SB: I never do that, Dan. I keep my conversations confidential.

DP: How would you grade yourself on this deal?