It was mid-summer 2022, and Michael Harris II was still wondering how much of the season he'd spend in the majors when a clubhouse attendant approached him to say that Atlanta Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos wanted to speak with him.
Albies’ deal was far more egregious; including team options, the Braves bought nine years of his services for a mere $45 million.
“If Matt was represented by maybe a different agency — or more than just a very small handful of agencies — it likely wouldn't have happened in this way,” said BB Abbott, who represents Olson. “There was a comfort level and mutual trust.” It’s no secret or surprise that it takes a level of accord and business alignment among organizations and agencies to work out nine-figure deals. The Braves' extensions have all been done with players represented by smaller agencies .
“BorasCorp has negotiated over $12 billion in contracts, and teams do not question our focus or intentions for the player,” Boras said by way of comparison to the agencies the Braves tend to deal with. “We are exclusively about the players' best interest, and teams know we can afford our principals.”
“It shows how much he really cares for the players and how much he really wanted me there,” Harris said. “Him coming straight up to me, being straight-up about it and asking the question, [it] made it easier.” Albies, whose contract comes the closest to crossing the line between savvy and exploitative, is among those who was approached by Anthopoulos directly to open negotiations. But both he and his agent, David Meter, declined to comment on the experience or the contract itself.
“It doesn't bother me at all,” Strider’s agent, Darek Braunecker, said. “I mean, as long as they're not trying to negotiate with the player.” It was Riley's first time going through the arbitration process, and while the two sides were discussing the one-year deal it would take to avoid going to a hearing, Anthopoulos came up to Riley during a road series at the end of April.
“Obviously, success is gonna be No. 1,” Olson said. “Guys aren’t gonna want to stay if it's not a good environment, a winning culture, but that's clearly the case here.”
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