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Robinson Cano fires Scott Boras, signs with CAA and Jay-Z

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Impending free agent Robinson Cano has fired his agent Scott Boras and has signed on with Creative Artists Agency Sports and it's new affiliate, Roc Nation, which is headed by Jay-Z, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. This doesn't mean that Cano's new agent is Jay-Z, at least for baseball deals. Roc Boys will handle Cano's off the ...

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Levine said Boras wants a 4-year, $60 million deal for Soriano

The Yankees president Randy Levine and Rafael Soriano's agent Scott Boras have entered into negotiations to bring back the de facto close that opted out of the final year of his contract this morning and so far things are not going smoothly. According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Yankees are under the impression that ...

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Teixeira hires Jeter’s agent Close

Just about a year ago exactly, Mark Teixeira fired his agent Scott Boras. Today, Teixeira hired a new agent, Casey Close, who also represents teammate Derek Jeter, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Teixeira still has five years and $112.5 million left on his deal so this isn't going to come into play for sometime. ...

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Mark Teixeira Fires Scott Boras As Agent

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Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has fired his agent Scott Boras who helped him land the eight year $180 million contract he got with the Bombers after the 2008 season, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. The reason for the change is because Teixeira, who is in the third year of his deal, isn't worried ...

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Yankees Robinson Cano Hires Scott Boras as Agent

Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano has hired super agent Scott Boras according to Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes. Cano, 28, earned $9 million last season and is under the Yankees control through the 2013 season. He will earn $10 million in 2011. He also has a $14 million club option in 2012 and a $15 ...

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Jayson Werth Hires Scott Boras

Via Jim Salisbury on Twitter: I just spoke to Scott Boras. He is Jayson Werth's new representative. This has been rumored for a while now, but this looks official. This will almost definitely drive the price for Werth up. It also means that there will be a ton of misinformation leaked about this via Sports Illustrated's ...

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Jayson Werth May Hire Scott Boras

Via Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk: On Friday, Jerry Crasnick tweeted that Jayson Werth has parted ways with agent Jeff Borris.  Werth was cagey about it when asked over the weekend, denying that he has left Borris and Beverly Hills Sports council.  That's likely a matter of semantics, however, because Crasnick's source says ...

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Damon and the Yankees: A Timeline

Four years ago the Yankees signed outfielder Johnny Damon out from under the Red Sox. Since then he's had at least three tremendous seasons with the Bombers including last season, one of the best of his career. Throughout the 2009 season, Damon regularly made it known that he liked playing in New York and wanted to ...

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Yankees Sign Randy Winn…So Long Johnny

The Johnny Damon drama is now over. At 3:53P.M. it was reported on ESPN the Yankees have come to an agreement with OF'er Randy Winn which will like end any chance for Johnny Damon to return to the Bronx. The Winn deal is rumored to be for one year and worth in the area of $2 ...

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Scott Boras Still Playing Games with Cashman and the Yankees

Last week word got out that there was a supposed deadline the Yankees had given Johnny Damon to accept a low-ball offer which general manager Brian Cashman denied. When speaking with a reporter to deny the claim Cashman laid this gem on us, “When you get on the phone with agents, they tell you one thing, ...

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