Greinke changes agents

Source: Trade target Zack Greinke has changed representation to CAA, specifically Jeff Berry & Casey Close. Agency also reps Garza, Blanton
Have no idea what this means...

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Wait a second, actual information that relates to Zach Greinke?

Changing agents = Zach Greinke extension is imminent*! Screw Montero, Gardner, Romine, Cano, and a few throw-ins, we’ll keep Greinke forever!!!

*Complete speculation. Must make own fanshot and quote myself

by Boots 58 on Dec 17, 2010 11:53 AM EST reply actions

But mostly, it looks bad for the Royals I think. You don’t change agents if you like what the last one did for you, and I think he’s really regretting the extension, and has hired new agents to pester the Royals into a trade, and/or he needs some bulldogs working out his new contract with the team he has a no trade clause for.

by AxDxMx on Dec 17, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions

I like run-on sentences apparently.

by AxDxMx on Dec 17, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions

Close also represents Derek Jeter (awesome job, Casey!) and

Alex Gordon, as well, last time I checked.

Maybe Alex pulled a Moose/Hosmer on Zack.

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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 17, 2010 12:30 PM EST reply actions

Impossible to speculate as to why he made the change

Nonetheless, I imagine Zack looked around, saw the FA contracts that are being given out, and regretted extending with the Royals. Maybe he’s tired of being dangled as trade bait for so long. But that’s too much speculation already.

The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Dec 17, 2010 12:51 PM EST reply actions

If it was a money thing (ie, what Zack could have been getting on the FA market this year)

then why not switch to Scott Boras instead of Casey Close? I don’t think anything in baseball says “show me the money” quite like having Boras represent you…

by DarthYoshi on Dec 17, 2010 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

Idle speculation: Greinke wants an extension to waive his NTC to go to the Yankees and Close is better positioned to negotiate that (he represents Jeter).

by BlueEyes_Austin on Dec 17, 2010 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

I think that is Meche's agent too

Not that this means anything

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by Scott McKinney on Dec 17, 2010 1:07 PM EST reply actions

Gil probably told him his agent has free guac in his office all the time

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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 17, 2010 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

“Hi Zack, it’s great to have you on board with us now. Can I get you anything? Water, soda, a burrito bowl?

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by Scott McKinney on Dec 17, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions

maybe you should write a FanPost about this

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by buddyball on Dec 17, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions

Only if it includes an incendiary poll

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by Scott McKinney on Dec 17, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

What About "Poll"

Does not imply a great conflagration?

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by philofthenorth on Dec 17, 2010 8:19 PM EST up reply actions

Normally people switch when they’re getting ready to go after a new deal. I’m sure Zack understands that if he’s dealt to a team on his NTC he should only waive it for an extension, and if it happens to go down that way he wanted a different agent than last time.

by WURoyal on Dec 17, 2010 4:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions