Over the weekend, news broke that the New York Yankees are turning their attention away from a potential Cody Bellinger reunion after negotiations with his agent Scott Boras have reached an impasse. Though some would perceive that as an open door for the Los Angeles Angels, it's not quite that simple.
Sometimes Boras gets it right — look at the contracts he negotiated for Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman this offseason. But sometimes his tactics have a way of backfiring. Bellinger is almost always at the center of that chaos.
After Bellinger won 2023 National League Comeback Player of the Year honors with the Chicago Cubs, Boras tried to turn that into a lucrative long-term contract the following offseason.