For decades, Scott Boras has played the role of MLB’s ultimate showman: part lawyer, part economist, part carnival barker armed with a thesaurus that could power a small city. But this week at the GM Meetings, the super-agent didn’t just command the room. He took over the entire oxygen supply, setting off his annual word-soup fireworks display while taking casual aim at half the league.
And somehow, in the middle of inflating markets, and comparing players to piper-leading gods and airborne reptiles, he did something no one expected: he talked up the Seattle Mariners like he’s been secretly moonlighting as their PR director.