The ethics of player agent Scott Boras have been a topic of debate before, but never more than during the Hot Stove season of 2008. As in earlier seasons, however, most of the discussion has focused on how "tough" Boras is on behalf of his clients, and how he ruthlessly squeezes every last cent of remuneration out of teams wishing to employ them. Being a tough negotiator, of course, is not unethical, and neither is seeking the best contract possible, even at the risk of eroding a player’s popularity and incurring the wrath of team executives. Still, Scott Boras is demonstrably unethical in his professional practices in one important respect, beyond any reasonable argument, but not in the ways most people think he is.
The Hardball Times
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