Scott Boras talked with reporters today from the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis.
In regards to his client, free-agent OF Matt Holliday, Boras said:
“The Mets have a network and they have an infrastructure there, that is, I mean, it’s a juggernaut economically… They’ve got a brand new ballpark. They’re in New York City. Their revenues are in the top three or four in baseball… The Mets have a lot of choices, and the Wilpon family is very successful. The Mets can sign any player they want to… if they so choose to… Matt is a very athletic player. He’s a complete player… Jason Bay is a fine hitter, but Matt Holliday is a different type of hitter. He’s more of a line-drive, strength player. He’s really a great baserunner. He’s really athletic. So, having that type of power with the line-drive swing, it allows you to play in bigger ballparks and produce your 100 RBI, 100 runs scored. He is, to me, more capable of delivering the production in a wider variety of ballparks.”
…hmm, bigger ballpark… i mean, i can’t imagine where he could be possibly be talking about…
To see a picture of the scrum, courtesy of Brian Costa of the Star-Ledger, go here.
To hear more from Boras, watch SNY’s Mets Hot Stove at 7 pm, during which Chris Carlin will speak one-on-one with Mets GM Omar Minaya.
