Are you privy to the negotiations? If not, how would you know that the Red Sox offer is ********. Your post is ********. The bottom line isn that the guy is going to sign. He 's going to make plenty of money. Seibu will make plenty of money. Boras will make plenty of money, and the baseball fans in Japan will be psyched to see him pitch in the US. Boras is not going to pull any ******** to sour the deal. In the end, he has no leverage with the Red Sox. He might have some with Seibu, so what. Let him squeeze Seibu for an endorsement contract or something. Believe it or not, the guy will still continue to make a ton of money on his name in Japan even after he plays in the US. He can't afford to have his good name sullied by Boras. It's about the money not the pride. Let go of your ridiculous contrarian ballbusting attitude for once so you can view a situation with some clear logic.