For the Mets and owner Steve Cohen, this is an enormous win. But it’s tough to see the outcome as anything but a loss for Boras.

Three other Scott Boras clients recently opted out of short-term deals after one year, then struck belated free-agent riches.

To be fair, Pete Alonso made the mess with his free agency. His agent Scott Boras just did a terrible job cleaning it up and he's getting raked over the coals.