Scott Boras continues to hold up the MLB free
Scott Boras
Is this the year  Scott Boras  fails to pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or three or four rabbits  to be precise?
 Scott Boras  is known for holding out to get the deals  he  wants  but it might not work this time. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Talking to scouts and executives on Wednesday  I heard  Boras â name a lot  as some are convinced  his  refusal to bend on  his  demands has created a stalemate for  his  top-of-the-market guys that has a trickle-down effect on other free agents.
The same executive made the point that  Boras  has often managed to swing deals late in the offseason by going directly to ownership  particularly with the Tigers and the Nationals. But Detroit owner Mike Ilitch died last year at age 87  and in Washington Ted Lerner reportedly has no intention of adding any more big salaries.
J.D. Martinez: Who blinks first  Red Sox or  Boras ? Hard to believe Martinez would walk away from five years and $125 million  no matter how much more  Boras  wants.
Is this the year   [TGT] fails to pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or three or four rabbits  to be precise?
  [TGT] is known for holding out to get the deals   [TGT]   wants  but it might not work this time. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Talking to scouts and executives on Wednesday  I heard  Boras â name a lot  as some are convinced  his  refusal to bend on  his  demands has created a stalemate for  his  top-of-the-market guys that has a trickle-down effect on other free agents.
The same executive made the point that   [TGT] has often managed to swing deals late in the offseason by going directly to ownership  particularly with the Tigers and the Nationals. But Detroit owner Mike Ilitch died last year at age 87  and in Washington Ted Lerner reportedly has no intention of adding any more big salaries.
J.D. Martinez: Who blinks first  Red Sox or  Boras ? Hard to believe Martinez would walk away from five years and $125 million  no matter how much more   [TGT] wants.