If the Giants win with Manny, then great. If Manny shreds, but the Giants are mediocre, then Manny/Boras would have the chance to write their own ticket to a team the Giants could make a deadline deal with. Boras could force the new team to pick up the next two option years or no deal.

The Giants get a guy who puts butts in the seats (at least for a while), and Manny/Boras get to create mid-season leverage that they have lost at this point. Seems to work for both sides, but it does have Boras written all over it.

I doubt it will happen. Boras wants guaranteed money. He doesn’t want his clients to actually have to perform to get it.

In a way, this reminds me of an idea I once had. Get rid of agents entirely. Designate a percentage of profits to go to the players. Then give the players points depending on what they actually do on the field and at the end of the year, send out paychecks based on performance.

Of course it would never happen. There are tons of things wrong with it…stats being padded for one. Anyway, screw Boras. He’s so bad for the game.