Baseball Agent Casey Close Leaving CAA: Reps Stars Derek Jeter And Ryan Howard

Often described as one of the most prominent baseball player agents in sports, Casey Close was considered a real "get" for�CAA Sports division when he arrived back in April 2006 from IMG when CAA�raided several agents from there to set up its new division. So his departure when his 5-year contract expires next month has to be considered a real loss as well.�SportsBusiness Daily first broke the news, which I've confirmed.�Close is best known as the longtime rep to Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, and just as there was financial sharing when Close left IMG, so, too, will there be the same arrangement when he leaves CAA. It's not known where Close is heading.�Last year,�CAA Sports had quietly removed�the baseball division from under Close's management. But Close still reps the two biggest baseball clients CAA has. Insiders told me last year that Close and the agency had�agreed on a contract extension because CAA didn't want those most marketable stars to leave with Casey "so they overpaid him and gave him a�back room office, which basically amounts to a desk job, and hush money to keep the business moving".�Before that, other sources told me that CAA has been fired by the New York Yankees after selling sponsorships for them. Meanwhile, the relationship between CAA and ... Read More »

Source: http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/baseball-agent-casey-close-leaving-caa-reps-stars-derek-jeter-and-ryan-howard/

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