January 17, 2006
Marcus' Deal
The Braves signed Marcus Giles to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. He'll get 3.85 million for the year.
That money seems low to me. Giles is a good offensive player and a five year veteran (a little over 4 years of service time). He's one of the top players in the league at his position. Somehow, I think his agent could have gotten more out of the arbitration process.
Do Brian and Marcus have the same agent? I ran a little study predicting how much players would receive on the free agent market, and I found that Brian got a good bit less than predicted. I figured he was taking a home-town discount. While my study is just what it is, I'm curious if the Giles brothers are receiving poor advice.
Joe Bick represents both players.