A New Thought on A-Rod's Scandal

Yes, Alex Rodriguez was wrong by taking steroids. Yes, he was wrong by lying to Katie Couric on "60 Minutes." But, could the reason for his abuse of steroids be from his agent, Scott Boras?

Scott Boras is a knifing sports agent who wants his clients to get top dollar. He will do whatever he can to make more money for the players he represents. Sometimes, when a player performs at his best, it still is not enough.

And that is where Scott Boras fits in. Boras could be someone who instigated Alex to take the drugs to increase performance. It may not just be Alex too...

Kevin Brown hired Scott Boras as his agent when he still played. Brown was also one of the players named in the Mitchell Report back in 2007. The Mitchell Report says steroid dealer Kirk Radomski sent performance enhancing drugs to Scott Boras' house in order for Brown to use. Boras must have known about that since Brown was once a premier client.

Eric Gagne was also named in the Mitchell Report and also dealt with Scott Boras. Gagne bought human growth hormone (HGH) in 2004, during his historical consecutive saves streak. Boras wanted Gagne to succeed so he would earn a higher contract; Gagne earned a $10 million contract from the Milwaukee Brewers last off season just days before the Mitchell Report was released.

How about Scott Schoeneweis? Schoeneweis, another Boras client, purchased shipments of steroids and used them "as prescriptions." According to the Mitchell Report, the pharmacist who prescribed the steroids to athletes said players came to him "for the purpose of obtaining anabolic steroids."

It does not end there. Rick Ankiel, Ron Villone, Ivan Rodriguez, and Gary Sheffield are all linked to steroids and performance enhancing substances. All were once represented by Scott Boras.

And now Alex Rodriguez has been linked. Rodriguez was also a Boras client. Notice a correlation?

So, was the mastermind Boras responsible for encouraging players to take steroids? Though he will deny it and there is no clear evidence that proves him doing so, it is possible. It is certainly possible.