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One of Boras's favorite tactics is to advise his charges to return to school.

It's probably not the best idea for those who follow through, but collectively they give Boras a lot of power in negotiations (which means more cash).

On the "collective" level I understand the logic. But, on the personal level, I'm not so sure. 

Now that the dust has settled, it appears that, at best, Boras has -- maybe -- gotten whichever juniors he represents next year some more money.  But he has gotten Appel...bupkis. 

The rumors I read/heard were that one of the likely reasons Appel fell so far was that he had Boras as his advisor to begin with.  Presumably, if he hadn't fallen so far, he would have gotten a better deal with a different team drafting higher up.  Then, when he ends up where he does, he doesn't get a very good offer [or, at least, good enough to keep him from coming back to Stanford].  Boras solidifies his reputation [and, potentially, develops more leverage for next year's "Appel", who, obviously, won't be Appel himself, since he can't threaten to come back and go co-terminal, as far as I know].  Appel gets $0 this year and the opportunity [with all the obvious risks] to come back and do it again next year -- both of which he had WITHOUT Boras.

In sum, I could have gotten Appel as much this year as Boras did.  Hhhmmmm...

[76lsjumb]

One of Boras's favorite tactics is to advise his charges to return to school.

It's probably not the best idea for those who follow through, but collectively they give Boras a lot of power in negotiations (which means more cash).

On the "collective" level I understand the logic. But, on the personal level, I'm not so sure. 

Now that the dust has settled, it appears that, at best, Boras has -- maybe -- gotten whichever juniors he represents next year some more money.  But he has gotten Appel...bupkis. 

The rumors I read/heard were that one of the likely reasons Appel fell so far was that he had Boras as his advisor to begin with.  Presumably, if he hadn't fallen so far, he would have gotten a better deal with a different team drafting higher up.  Then, when he ends up where he does, he doesn't get a very good offer [or, at least, good enough to keep him from coming back to Stanford].  Boras solidifies his reputation [and, potentially, develops more leverage for next year's "Appel", who, obviously, won't be Appel himself, since he can't threaten to come back and go co-terminal, as far as I know].  Appel gets $0 this year and the opportunity [with all the obvious risks] to come back and do it again next year -- both of which he had WITHOUT Boras.

In sum, I could have gotten Appel as much this year as Boras did.  Hhhmmmm...