Blake Snell's Agent Praises Dodgers Owner for Making 'Difficult' Moves
Scott Boras, the agent for unsigned pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, would love to find his clients a new home with the first regular-season games of 2024 less than a week away.
In a recent interview with Texas Rangers beat writer Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, Boras decided to praise Dodgers owner Mark Walter for making sizable investments following their 2020 World Series run.
He seemed to be hinting at the Texas Rangers for potentially following in the Dodgers' footsteps.
“There always comes a litmus test for a franchise and it usually comes after the first world championship. If you sustain that championship level, you build the kind of legacy that few do. The Dodgers and Astros, for example, have always made the kind of move that is most difficult – the last one to a championship level for that season and beyond. It’s the kind of move that requires some [financial] flexibility in the moment; however it’s the kind of move that separates them from one-and-done champs to championship legacy.”
— Scott Boras, via the Dallas Morning News
With just six days until the first game of the 2024 MLB season and two weeks until Opening Day for the rest of the league, it's surprising to see that the two-time Cy-Young award winner, Snell, remains unsigned.
The Los Angeles Angels still are considered one of the favorites to bring in Snell this season, but the words of Boras do suggest that the agent has respect for the Dodgers. While it's still unlikely that Snell will head to the Dodgers, it does add another level of intrigue as the regular season nears.
As for Montgomery, the incumbent Rangers make the most sense, but they've been pretty adamant about not wanting to spend money. It seems like Boras is trying to pressure them into doing just that.
