Why MLB’s salary cap plan won’t fix Reds' Elly De La Cruz problem
"We don't care what dinner time is. When you’re the steak, you wait for what the market brings & you listen." – Scott Boras, Elly De La Cruz's agent.
The Cincinnati Reds are struggling to retain their star player Elly De La Cruz due to his astronomical value in the current market. Despite his impressive performance, including a third-inning home run against the Dodgers, the team faces a significant challenge in keeping him under its payroll. De La Cruz's agent, Scott Boras, argues that salary caps, which are prevalent in other professional sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, and NHL, do not guarantee competitive parity and are primarily designed to ensure labor-cost certainty and drive yearly profits.
Boras contends that the Reds' current approach of retaining De La Cruz through club control is unlikely to succeed, as the player's value is expected to soar during free agency.
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