An Agent’s Take: The Maddening Tale Of Manuel Barreda
6/08A young player makes what turns out to be an ill-adviced trip to the Mexican League.
An Agent’s Take: An Offer
5/21Don't forget the forgotten heroes of the sport's past.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: The Luckiest Accidents
4/30Players slip through the cracks in this sport. Finding those guys before they break out usually takes a stroke of luck.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: A New Season In Agentland
4/15What Opening Day means, and doesn't, to an agent.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: What A Comeback Takes
3/19Fighting for a client who is all but out of the sport.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: The Last Free Agents Signed
3/11When a team signs a player this late in the offseason, there's probably a very happy family (and a very proud agent) on the other side of the transaction.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: How To Get An Autograph Without Losing Your Soul
3/03We've all seen the dude embarrassing himself to get a teenager's scribble. You don't have to be this dude, and you can still get the autograph.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: The Joy of the Trade
2/17How a trade can sometimes be the best news.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: So, Your Kid Might Get Drafted
2/10An agents advice for amateur players wondering when to hire an advisor.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: The Unusual Business of Minor-League Product Endorsements
2/04Joshua wanders from a hospital room into a supplement convention and wanders out with an endorsement deal.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: The Things You Think About Before Your 43rd Surgery
1/05An agent reflects on his takes.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: Gettin’ Lucky at the Winter Meetings
12/23The pretty much unreplicatable way to get your first job in professional baseball.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: Advice For The Teenaged Rumors Reporters
12/02The view from the other side of the reporting process.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: When the Smallest Transactions are the Biggest
11/20The arduous job of sticking with a client through thin.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: Stars Do Align
11/11How an agent landed a client who, eight years later, is an MVP candidate.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAn Agent’s Take: The Losses You Never Get Over
10/17Poaching is a big part of the agent business. Some especially sting and never stop.
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