Scott Boras Had Just About The Worst Offseason You Can Possibly Have

Major League Baseball super agent Scott Boras has generally been considered the best in the business at extracting every possible dollar for his clients. 

Historically, he's represented some of the biggest names in the sport, like Bryce Harper, Jose Altuve and Corey Seager. And in a weak free agency class, outside of all world superstar Shohei Ohtani and Japanese import Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Boras seemingly held most of the valuable commodities for teams looking to improve their rosters.

Blake Snell, coming off a Cy Young winning season in San Diego. A resurgent Cody Bellinger, who had an outstanding first year in Chicago. Jordan Montgomery who helped pitch the Texas Rangers to the World Series. Matt Chapman, one of the game's best defensive third baseman, with a track record of previous offensive success. J.D. Martinez, who hit 33 home runs with a 135 wRC+ for the Dodgers in 2023.

And with Montgomery finally signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks, all five key players finally have new teams. Boras, content to wait teams out in hopes of lucrative, long-term deals for his players, instead completed one of the most disappointing offseasons you can possibly have. How in the world did that happen?

Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 25, 2023 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Every single one of the aforementioned players was reportedly looking for long-term deals to secure the next part of their careers. Every single one of those players wound up effectively accepting a one-year deal instead.

Sure, some of those players have the ability to stay with the same organization past 2024, but those options would only be