Scott Boras is Being a Greedy Bum

Well, we always knew that, but today he and Pedro Alvarez have taken things to new heights. Scary heights for Pirates fans.--It's very complicated, but basically here's what happened today: Boras--who is unhappy with the lower-than-expected $6M signing bonus (it happened because Boras and Pirates couldn't do a deal, so Pedro stepped in and accepted the offer at the deadline) is trying to contend that Pedro did not, in fact, reach the agreement before midnight of the 15th.--That is garbage. Not only did the Commissioner's office state today that the deal WAS submitted in time, it also stated that another Boras client--Eric Hosmer of the Royals' draft--submitted his deal AFTER Alvarez's. So that would mean Hosmer has no deal (and Boras gets no money, hehe). That is a good thing.--It gets trickier, though. Alvarez did not actually sign the contract on the 15th, he just agreed to it (which is perfectly O.K. and legal). The problem is that NOW Boras is saying he w...