But Boras and Cano are going for the new deal because, basically, they figure they can.
The Yankees only reconsidered when Rodriguez ditched Boras' counsel to talk to the team brass himself.
Boras is known for pushing his clients toward free agency, and always getting top dollar.
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Steinbrenner revealed two weeks ago that the team had talked with Cano's agent, Scott Boras.
Two years ago, Cano ditched his former agent, Bobby Barad, and hired Scott Boras.
You don't hire Boras to settle for a modest deal from your current employer.
If you want to love something, buy a goldfish, and pray the goldfish isn't represented by Scott Boras.
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Last week, owner Hal Steinbrenner acknowledged that the team has met with Cano's agent, Scott Boras, to discuss an extension.
The remaining contenders, thought to be the Angels, Dodgers and Cubs, didn't show any signs of biting at Boras' asking price.
But even the best agents miscalculate once in a while (Boras ranks No. 3 in our list of baseball's best agents).
He can become a free agent after the World Series, and Boras prefers his clients to go free to increase their values.
Who expected a Scott Boras client (Bourn) to wind up in Cleveland?
Cano leaves Scott Boras, who is considered baseball's premier agent, to join Roc Nation, which is partnering with the sports agency CAA Sports.
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So why didn't Rodriguez get picked up at Boras' asking price?
First baseman Mark Teixeira, a Boras client, said he and Boras looked ahead to free agency years before he went on the market in November 2008.
His agent, Scott Boras, never known for modest statements about his clients, says "A-Rod" has "icon value" and is the best shortstop in Major League history.
With every immaculate swing, Cano is making it all the more important that they keep getting this right, because Boras is unlikely to give them a discount.
Boras didn't immediately respond to an email request seeking comment.
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Now we're telling Scott Boras to cool the Gulfstream engines.
In almost a whisper, Boras went on the record to say that excluding Marvin Miller from the Baseball Hall of Fame is like taking Da Vinci out of the Louvre.
Darek Braunecker, Brian Peters, Greg Genske and Scott Boras will attract large audiences wherever they go as they aggressively shop the services of their immensely talented clients to multiple suitors.
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Morris figures it can make a case by highlighting Rodriguez's strong points, like his well-known work ethic and his move to ditch agent Scott Boras from last winter's contentious contract negotiations with the Yankees, choosing to approach the club himself.
Scott Boras, who is trying to land a long-term deal for veteran slugger Manny Ramirez (few think he'll get it), points to the long-term television and sponsorship deals that, he says, insulate the industry from the economic woes surrounding it.
Cano left his former agent to switch to Boras, who is known for netting his players massive contracts, and in a time when the Yankees are only one of a number of well-heeled franchises, the team is well aware Cano won't come cheap.
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