Importance of agents

All the guys I workout with are taking off this weekend. Have fun with the first and thirds and bunt coverages.

what kind of things do they help you out with other than just contract?

By the way Jayson Stark says your the rookie to watch in the NL...hows that feel?

How are the Reds when it comes to similar questions? I've heard the organization is full of really great people.

Hi Jay....My name is Gary Schatz. I will be in Sarasota as a quasi member of the media starting Feb 24th.
I have been around the Reds for a long time and have met you a couple times, the day you signed, the day you and some Dayton Dragons players visited Great American Ball Park and spring training last year.
I doubt that you remember me, since so many people have introduced themselves to you in the past 4 years.
My job is to keep the Associated Press current with training camp events and write the game stories on the spring games. I am also working for a couple other wire services that report scores and a magazine that wants to print tips from the pros to teenage baseball players.
Good luck.....See you in about a week.

If you wanted a date with lets say Jessica Alba could your agent help you out in that situation?

We're all eagerly anticipating a M. Sosnick/D. Samson cage match. When can we expect that?

And, in case you guys haven't read it, "License to Deal" by Jerry Crasnick is about Sosnick/Cobbe, and it's a fantastic read for any baseball fan that's always been curious about the life of a sports agent. I definitely recommend it very highly.

I read, License To Deal and Matt definitely sounds like a great guy. As a Reds fan it's nice to see you're in good hands haha.

Can't wait until the ST games start so I can see you and the rest of the guys in action.

Nice play! The Red's front office will love not having to deal with S.o.Boras when arbitration time comes around

Hey Jay!
Sounds like you have your very own "Jerry McQuire". Hope it all works out like the movie for you as well.
Looking forward to seeing you in centerfield under the 'Riverboat Deck", say about March 31st. That would work!
Have a great spring, take 'em deep!

Jay..Just noticed on Reds.com that your #32 was removed in front of your name on the non roster list. Maybe Josh Fogg is taking it. If you are fond of number 3 & 2. Number 23 is available.

Hey JB, I hear you're "The Next Big Thing!" We need to hear your side of the Red's Report signing party

Rinnnng...rinnnng......"Hey rook, it's Adam...you gonna make it in to work this morning?"

When are they calling you up jay? Suprised you are not there already! You were the with upton and maybin in the draft. Upton is doing very well. They say you are the best hitter of all the guys in that draft as a corner infielder. Corey patterson what are they thinking. They need to call you up there. I am sure you want to be there also. Throw me some hints bud. I have you waiting in the wings on my fantasy team.

Barry Bonds has not been convicted of anything. He has not been accused of betting on games or throwing games. Barry Bonds has not been accused of assaulting anyone. Barry Bonds has been accused of not being a nice guy by the media, but is that a crime?
Barry Bonds has been accused of not telling the truth to a grand jury investigating BALCO. Barry Bonds does not own BALCO and does not distribute steroids on behalf of BALCO.
Why was the grand jury investigating Barry Bonds? Weren't they supposed to be investigating BALCO? How did that "investigation" of BALCO turn into a witch hunt directed against MLB players? Clearly, BALCO wasn't the real target in the racist campaign against Barry Bonds.
I am my union's delegate to the New York City Central Labor Council. During my union work, I have been a grievance representative. As such, I have often represented union members who have been brought up on charges for both minor and major infractions.
Members could get fired for directly disobeying an order or for incompetence or for various serious infractions. The only time that the member faced suspension, however, was when the member posed an immediate danger.
What "immediate danger" to Major League Baseball does Barry Bonds pose, that requires Barry Bonds' suspension prior to a decision in Bonds' upcoming trial?
In fact, wouldn't the presence of Barry Bonds on a Major League Baseball team roster - the Baltimore Orioles, for instance - be an immediate big boost to that team's attendance as well as a big boost to their chances of winning?
In effect, MLB teams are willing to lose money rather than hire Barry Bonds. Isn't that the definition of a "blacklist"? The actors, singers, directors etc. who were "blacklisted" during the McCarthy era witch hunt were money makers for the entertainment industry, yet no owner would hire them! Isn't that exactly what is happening with Barry Bonds?
Weren't many of these talented performers indicted and some convicted for refusing to cooperate with grand juries and dragged before government staged hearings in front of hundreds of cameras and reporters?
Years later many of those "blacklisted" were apologized to, but did that apology make up for the destruction of their livelihoods and their personal lives during the McCarthy "blacklisting"? Of course not!
I have a special disgust for the owners of the San Francisco Giants. They made millions off of Barry Bonds. They were able to build a money making stadium based, to a great extent, on Barry Bonds. Where is their gratitude? Nowhere!
He was their star player who was loved by the fans in the Bay area, yet the SF Giants team owners shamefully released Barry Bonds after the 2007 season so as to do their part in the "blacklisting"! They deserve a Hall of Shame of their own!
Years from now, when Major League Baseball is forced to apologize to Barry Bonds for their actions, that apology will never make up for the crime that Major League Baseball is inflicting today on Barry Bonds and on the many fans who admire the athletic greatness that Barry Bonds has been as a player.
I also admire him for his unbending, "in your face" attitude during constant attacks from the big business media, especially the sports talk radio and cable channels that have to fill 24-hour-a-day air time by creating controversy and scandal where there would have been little or none before those media outlets were created.
I appeal to the fans of Major League Baseball to bombard their team owners with letters and emails and petitions demanding that their team hire Barry Bonds.
Imagine, for instance, Barry Bonds added to the roster of the woeful offense of the Baltimore Orioles.
Imagine the magical confrontations in the American League East with David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez at Fenway Park and Camden Yards and with Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards.
Wouldn't that do wonders for attendance for a Baltimore Orioles franchise that has been down in the dumps for so long?
An historic wrong is being committed by the owners. Do we want to have a posthumous apology to Barry Bonds, as was done for Jim Thorpe, or do we correct this wrong NOW? Barry Bonds is this era's Babe Ruth.
He's the biggest star in our national pastime.
I appeal to the fans to help us right this wrong. I want to see Barry Bonds playing baseball in 2008!
To all concerned fans: Perhaps you could use the above as a petition circulated at stadiums or handed out at stadium gates. While ending the Iraq occupation and fighting for a moratorium on home foreclosures take precedence, I know that millions of you will still be in attendance at MLB games.
While there, couldn't you also do your part in fighting against the shameful "blacklisting" of Barry Bonds, the greatest hitter in Major League Baseball history?

Hey Jay,

I hope to see you get promoted soon. The Big club could use your bat.. Giving Patterson that contract was stupid. I dont care what the media says because another lefthanded bat would be fine as long as contact with the ball is made...take car

Jay,
Glad the Reds are doing well (4 in a row, I think) and I hope you can get a spot soon. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure on you these days, but I hope you can keep your head up, your time will come. Best of luck

Word is that you're getting the callup to the big leagues today. Good luck and best wishes in your major league career!

Congrats on the HUGE debut Jay. Bout damn time you got the call up.

Hey Jay, I am so proud of you, Ive been keeping an eye on you, and wow. Congrats, you sure have come along way since Amelia Little League, I will keep watching and pulling for you. Keep up the good work, most of all, keep having fun. Hope to see you home one day soon, maybe Beaumont will throw you a parade. Tell your mom and dad and sister that Justin, Jason and I said hi. We are so proud to see you reaching your lifetime goals. Good luck sweetie. You look just the same as did at 12 years old.
Donna Anderson
Beaumont, Texas

Nice walk-off today, already increasing your growing legend in Cincy.

Whats up Jay! I just wanted to say hey man. And keep on playing awesome everyone around here is supporting you bro. Take care and keep doing it ridiculously big.

oh yea and crank one for Dylan. This is Chavez.

Jay, you have been unbelievable so far. Keep up the good work and I thought you might enjoy this new shirt they made for you called the "Bruce Almighty" available at http://sportscrack.com/tees_brucealmighty.html
Go get em kid!

Jay, I know what you can get your agent to do next......ask him to send you a box of spaghetti, a pack of shredded cheddar, some hot sauce, and a can of Skyline Chili. Dude, I'm in the Army. I've been in Hawaii for the last few years, well, except for the 15 months I spent in Iraq. My wife and I request cans of Skyline from our family back home all the time. And while I was in Iraq, I made demands, haha, for cans of Skyline.

I just read an old post comment that you hadn't had it. Well, you need to try it dude. It's Cincinnati in a can. Then you'll be a native, haha.

Keep up the good play. Can't wait til I'm home and can come see some games in person.

tHE dEG

Jay,
I really don't want you to get voted off the team(well at least for now). I watch the game every day and I hope if you read this it will help you with your game. I'm only a kid so I don't have anything much better to do than go to school and watch and play baseball. If you read my message please give me a hint somewhere on tv so I'll know you got this. You can garantee I'll be watching. Anyway, I'm your biggest fan. The next time your stuck just think of your little fan out here. You'll be my fav baseball player no matter what happens with you and the team. Cincinnati is my favorite team so PLEASE fight your hardest to stay on the Reds team.
-Your Biggest Fan J.C.