Did you know they haven't even signed the #2 pick yet?

[Kingdom]

Scott Boras is going to be listed in a medical dictionary under diseases.

At least Huntington has a chance to take a deep breath now, right? Guess again. The Pirates enter the home stretch in negotiations with Vanderbilt third baseman Pedro Alvarez, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, and they must sign him by next Friday's deadline or watch him return to school or play independent league ball. Alvarez's advisor is Scott Boras, so rest assured that those talks will be a blast.

[browntown653]

If they don't sign him, can we just contract the Pirates on the spot?

[Kingdom]

Mold Pittsburgh and Kansas City to form a mediocre powerhouse known as the Kansasburg City Poyals

[browntown653]

Eek, their lineup would still be awful.

[ljshorty89]

No, they would have a team of.....

uhh.....


David DeJesus, Andy LaRoche, Jose Guillen, Alex Gordon, uhhhh......

...well, the rotation would have Bannister, Greinke, Karstens, Maholm, Duke, Gorzellany....


...Ok, they would still suck.

[Kingdom]

Nate McLouth, Ryan Doumit, Gil Meche, Billy Bob Butler, Matt Capps, Joakim Soria

[ljshorty89]

Okay....they'd be mediocre.

[Kingdom]

I at least named their allstars!

[Kingdom]

Yeah mediocre. But a better mediocre than what they are right now.
I think

[ljshorty89]

Haha, fair point.

[Kingdom]

PITTSBURGH -- No. 2 draft pick Pedro Alvarez refused to sign his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the players' association filed a grievance Wednesday claiming the Aug. 15 deadline was unilaterally extended by Major League Baseball without the union's permission.

The Pirates announced early on Aug. 16 that Alvarez, a power-hitting third baseman from Vanderbilt, agreed to a minor league contract with a $6 million signing bonus. The Pirates said his agent, Scott Boras, told the team Alvarez would not report unless the deal was renegotiated. Boras claimed the agreement was reached after the midnight deadline for draft picks to sign on Aug. 15.

Alvarez was placed on baseball's restricted list.

ESPN - Pirates place Alvarez on restricted list; signing in jeopardy - MLB




Contract, now.

[ljshorty89]

Rough deal for the Pirates.

"Regrettably, we are not surprised that Mr. Boras would attempt to raise a meritless legal claim in an effort to compel us to renegotiate Pedro's contract to one more of his liking," Pirates president Frank Coonelly said in a statement, "We are, however, disappointed that Pedro would allow his agent to pursue this claim on his behalf. Pedro showed tremendous fortitude and independent thinking when he agreed to his contract on Aug. 15."

I love how the Pirates get a little dig at Boras by saying that they weren't surprised that he would pull something like this. I don't understand why Alvarez would put himself in such an awkward situation when he was already getting a 6 million dollar signing bonus.

[love_that_reefer]

Heaven forbid the Pirates not give in to Scott Boras. $6 million is a lot of money for a prospect who hasn't played a game without an aluminum bat. Pirates made a deal and now Boras says it isn't good enough. Oh darn!

[ljshorty89]

Boras is an ass. We all knew that going in, and he just keeps proving it. When will he learn that his tactics are only going to get his clients blackballed by MLB teams?

[Friday133]

Seriously, who gives a flying **** about this? The Pirates suck, and the sport itself is pathetic. MLB should contract to 10 teams and be done with it. The tax payers of Pittsburgh got hoodwinked into paying for PNC park.