http://0rz.tw/155cA Braves' president says team will never do business with player agency again If Rafael Furcal's decision to renege on a verbal agreement with the Braves was the biggest jolt of the team’s dreadful winter, this must be the aftershock. John Schuerholz, the Braves' president and long-time former general manager, Thursday called the dealings of Furcal’s agents "despicable" and "disgusting" and said the franchise would no longer entertain signing players represented by them, ever. "Having been in this business for 40-some years, I’ve never seen anybody treated like that," Schuerholz said. "The Atlanta Braves will no longer do business with that company — ever. I told [agent] Arn Tellem that we can't trust them to be honest and forthright. I told him that in all my years, I've never seen any [agency] act in such a despicable manner. "It was disgusting and unprofessional. We're a proud organization and we won't allow ourselves to be treated that way. I advised Arn Tellem that whatever players he represents, just scratch us off the list. Take the name of the Atlanta Braves off their speed dial. They can deal with the other 29 clubs and we'll deal with the other hundred agents." Tellem, the lead agent in the Wasserman Media Group, did not return messages Thursday. Paul Kinzer, who works for Tellem and handled negotiations with Braves general manager Frank Wren, has not returned several messages left by the Journal-Constitution in recent days. The Wasserman agency lists more than 60 baseball clients on its website, including several stars. The Braves believed they had reached an agreement with Furcal on a three-year, $30 million contract with a fourth year vesting option. At Kinzer’s request, they faxed the agent a term sheet Tuesday morning for Furcal’s signature. A term sheet is considered the final step of negotiations. But Kinzer took the offer back to Los Angeles and used it as leverage. Schuerholz said he phoned Tellem Wednesday night. "I expressed my great disappointment to him," he said. "I watched as Frank shared with me the circumstances of his negotiations with Furcal — negotiations to the point where we increased our offer and he [Kinzer] then asked for a signed term sheet to be sent over. We never got that signed term sheet faxed back to us and we later found out why — because they took that offer and shopped it.” When asked about Tellem's reaction, Schuerholz said: "He was surprised. He tried to explain himself. He said he had nothing to do with it — it was the work of Paul Kinzer. I reminded him that [Kinzer] works for him and he has to stand behind the people who work for him. I told him I was making this official, and I was going to make it public." -------------------------------------------------- 簡單的說，就是JS也生氣了...XD 說他這麼多年以來從來沒看過這種情形發生過，這是非常卑劣的行為.. 他跟Tellem說勇士不會再跟他的客戶接洽， 也叫他以後不要再來找勇士談～ Tellem還想裝死，說這不關他的事，都是Kinzer在處理的， JS提醒他說Kinzer是他手下，不要想裝死， 他要讓大家都知道這件事...XD 罵一罵也爽......XD --

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