Blake Snell has come out in defense of super agent Scott Boras, who was criticized by Jordan Montgomery last week for how he handled the pitcher\'s free agency this past offseason.
Montgomery said Boras \"butchered\" his free agency. A number of the agent\'s high-profile free agents had slow starts to the season after signing late in the offseason.
\"I\'ve seen how (Montgomery) struggled, but he signed the deal that he ultimately wanted to sign,\" Snell told The Athletic. \"He has the choice. I don\'t know what other deals he was offered, but I know everything that was offered to me. It\'s just sad that he thinks that way when I see Scott as a very honorable man.\"
Snell started slow and landed on the injured list twice, but since returning to the San Francisco Giants in July he has been excellent.
\"It could just be a free agency where no one was really pushing to get anybody,\" he said. \"It sucks because that was … our year to get our deals that we worked so hard to get. But ultimately the market\'s the market. You can\'t control it. You can\'t get upset about it the way it is. Just pitch better, find a way to do better, continue to compete. Whatever you believe you deserve, you go earn it.\"
Via The Athletic