Sports agent Scott Boras (second from right) once predicted players would want to play in D.C. Boras has made several deals with Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo (second from left), including pitcher Stephen Strasburg (right), and Max Scherzer. (Associated Press)
Player agent Scott Boras, right, talks to the media at baseball's winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Scott Boras, agent for newly acquired Washington Nationals pitcher Rafael Soriano, speaks during an introductory news conference at Nationals Park, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)