The 2025 — 2026 offseason has been insanely quiet. To say that the offseason has moved at a glacial pace would be a massive understatement. And there is truly one man who stands solely responsible for the lack of action this offseason. That man is “super agent” Scott Boras.

SUPER AGENT TO THE SUPERSTARS

Scott Boras has been arguably the biggest agent in baseball history. His resume of players and their contracts is enormously long and of the highest profile. This offseason, like many other offseasons, Boras has the distinct “pleasure” of having nearly all the top free agents be represented by Boras Corp. Being represented by Boras Corp usually means two things. First, there is typically a slow playing of the market. And secondly, Boras usually gets the most for his players. Yet, the process of getting there is what has led us to exactly what we have experienced this offseason, a very slow-moving market.

BORAS GETS THE JOB DONE

The main reason for hiring Scott Boras is to get the absolute most money. And more often than not, Scott gets the highest deal possible. Often, we will have “leaked” reports of multiple teams involved in a player’s market, mostly to drive up the price for the real team in pursuit of the player. Let’s take a look at this offseason as an example. Currently, Scott represents Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger, Dylan Cease, Pete Alonso, and Ranger Suarez. All of whom represent the top 1-2 players in their respective positional markets. And Boras does an incredible job of using his players as counterweights in their respective negotiations with teams. And this happens despite seemingly differing markets for his clients. While all players under the Boras Corp banner could benefit several of the same teams, they offer something different to those ballclubs. Boras knows exactly what he’s doing and uses his players’ slow-moving markets to drive up the eventual price tag for the “winner.”

HISTORY VS. PRESENT DAY REALITY

When it comes to contract negotiations (like arbitration cases in MLB), there are a lot of comparisons used to justify offers. Let’s use the aforementioned Dylan Cease for this example. Cease is a high-quality pitcher with multiple top-five finishes in the Cy Young voting race. And this offseason, Scott was able to secure a hefty bag for his client from the Toronto Blue Jays in the amount of a seven-year, $210 million contract.

For a super agent like Boras, the comp is likely made to lock in such a contract that was given to another Boras client, Corbin Burnes, last offseason by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Now, obviously, when thinking about Dylan Cease and Corbin Burnes, they don’t seem to be in the same stratosphere as pitchers. But comps don’t get made based on feelings and emotions. Boras will bring up in his conversations with teams that Burnes signed that exorbitant deal, while Cease has logged more innings and strikeouts of note than Corbin over the past few seasons. Scott Boras is a master strategist when negotiating deals. But part of that strategy does require long periods of silence to build the anticipation. And that is where we find ourselves this offseason, hoping that the ice will thaw before the Grapefruit and Cactus Spring Training seasons get underway.