David Haugh: Length of Jake Arrieta deal should concern Cubs more than annual cost
by David Haugh, Chicago Tribune
Nov 17, 2017
3 minutes
Put in terms Scott Boras might appreciate, the bombastic baseball agent is the neighbor's car alarm that won't go off, the zit on baseball's forehead making everyone stare, the pothole you can't avoid on the way to work.
Trying to ignore Boras is like attempting to get out of the way of a Stephen Strasburg fastball.
Boras also happens to be the Amazon of the agent industry, the Bill Gates of deal-making in the sport, the RSVP accompanying so many invitations to multiyear, mega-million contracts.
But Boras can be
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