Scott Boras chats rich MLB owners and poor payrolls on XM 175

Tuesday, 11/10 I heard Scott Boras speaking with Kevin Kennedy. Boras had a different slant than the one relentlessly pursued by an array of XM 175 hosts recently:

• Host: Lots of people hate the Yankees.

• More and more people around the country hate the Yankee team more and more. People feel it's unfair that the Yankees have more money than other teams and that they bought the championship. So it isn't real.
• Do you agree?

• People all over the country feel their team will never have a chance against the Yankees. Give us a call and let us know your take.

Boras' remarks approximated the following:

• You may have a billionaire owner the value of whose team has increased by several hundred million dollars, yet he won't spend more on payroll.

• Every team is getting $80 to $90 million from a combination of revenue sharing and MLB.com distributions. A portion of teams mainly use the money to pay down debt (instead of investing in players).

Heard around 1:45 pm 11/10/09.

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