Scott Boras accuses MLB teams of 'not spending money' amid Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman free agency saga

It's been a mixed offseason, to say the least, for MLB super agent Scott Boras and his clients. One of the most notorious sports agents for his ability to get sizable contracts for his clients, Boras helped outfield superstar Juan Soto secure the richest contract in MLB history, signing a 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets on Dec. 8.

Even though Juan Soto secured a massive, long-term deal, the same could not be said for a few of Scott Boras' other clients. Both Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman have yet to secure new deals despite reportedly drawing interest from many different clubs.

While there might be a number of different reasons why either player has not signed, Boras seems to think that teams are not willing to pay up for elite players in free agency. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today in a story posted on Wednesday, the super agent called out MLB clubs for not being willing to sign players despite making considerable amounts of profit every year.

“You’re seeing so many teams that are actually not spending, they’re making more, but they’re not spending. They’re spending far less than they did two, three years ago," Boras said of free agent spending across the league.

Although Scott Boras may not be pleased with how some teams have approached the offseason, especially when it comes to Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman, both players are now in their 30s. Teams have shown a reluctance to hand out long-term contracts to older players, especially first basemen like Pete Alonso who have some question marks about how he will age.

Scott Boras drew criticism last offseason for drawing out the free agencies of a number of his clients

Love him or hate him, Boras has been successful at landing some of his clients some of the biggest contracts in MLB history. That being said, his tactic of holding out as long as possible until he secures the contract he is seeking has backfired in the past, including last year.

Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Cody Bellinger, J.D. Martinez and Matt Chapman either signed contracts for less than they were seeking or signed much later in the offseason. For Montgomery and Snell especially, they signed so late in the offseason that they were not fully stretched out for the beginning of the new season, which affected their numbers.

It remains to be seen how long Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman might remain on the open market, however, neither player has signed anything yet. In the case of Alonso, his market is not what he expected and he may need to settle on a short-term deal as opposed to the one that he and Scott Boras were hoping for.