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It was 12 years ago that agent Scott Boras introduced us to the concept of the pillow contract. Boras’s client, first baseman Carlos Peña, was coming off a down season in which he hit .196 with the Tampa Bay Rays, albeit with 28 home runs and 84 RBIs. Peña agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, which Boras referred to as a pillow contract for its “comfort” factor. “It’s ...
It was 12 years ago that agent Scott Boras introduced us to the concept of the pillow contract.
Boras’s client, first baseman Carlos Peña, was coming off a down season in which he hit .196 with the Tampa Bay Rays, albeit with 28 home runs and 84 RBIs. Peña agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, which Boras referred to as a pillow contract for its “comfort” factor.
“It’s a one-year situation,” Boras said. “It’s a dynamic you can’t really expect the marketplace to address the values of Carlos’ ultimate abilities and also the issues of what happens to major-league players during every career — they have seasons where
