[USML Announce] Ordonez $75M Deal

[Andrew R. Klein]

All of this is why Boras must be really good -- as Jeff and Doug point out, this is just like the A-Rod deal.  He convinced someone to pay millions more than anyone else was willing to pay.  I really can't fathom how he does it.
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Andrew R. Klein
Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Doug Shabelman 
  To: 'USML Announcements' 
  Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:42 PM
  Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Ordonez $75M Deal


  Is it not a major concession to lose the extra years? Believe me, I agree 100% with you it was idiotic, but he might have been able to garner a 3-year deal out of the Cubs or someone else. The Tigers admitted they were going to overpay to get him-- trust me, that guy did not want to go to Detroit and Bo knew it.


    -----Original Message-----
    From: JHWinick at aol.com [mailto:JHWinick at aol.com]
    Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:28 PM
    To: announce at usml.net
    Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Ordonez $75M Deal


    In a message dated 2/7/2005 12:23:52 P.M. Central Standard Time, doug at burnsent.com writes:
      The clause makes all the sense in the world and is truly a major concession on his side, but the question is the amount of money that the contract adds up to if he plays throughout the term.
    Major concession???  There was no other team interested in paying him anything near that amount - even for one year, let alone 7.  It strikes me as a no-brainer.  If he really is unable to play - he still walks away with 12 million dollars.  

    Jeff 
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