Brodie Van Wagenen
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Brodie Van Wagenen (born March 9, 1974) is a sports agent and a co-head of the baseball division at CAA Sports.[1]
Background
Van Wagenen grew up in Southern California, where he attended Crespi Carmelite High School before receiving a baseball scholarship to Stanford University. He was the starting right fielder for Stanford in 1993 and 1994[2] and graduated with a degree in Communication in 1996.
Sports agent
Van Wagenen is a Co-Head of CAA Sports' Baseball division.[3] Van Wagenen has been noted by Forbes,[4] and in March 2012, Sports Business Journal named Van Wagenen to its "40 Under 40" list of "the best young talent in sports business."[5]
For Yoenis Céspedes, Van Wagenen negotiated a three-year, $75 million contract with the New York Mets that included an opt-out after the first season (2016). The $25 million average annual value of the deal matched the highest average annual value ever for an outfielder.[6] Cespedes opted out of his contract after the 2016 season and in November 2016 re-signed for $110 million over four years, setting records for annual average value ($27.5 million) records for an outfielder and any Mets player in franchise history and the second-highest AAV ever for a non-pitcher. In sum, it guaranteed Cespedes $137.6 million over five years with the Mets.[7]
In December 2013, Van Wagenen negotiated a $240 million, 10-year contract for Robinson Canó with the Seattle Mariners.[8] The deal made Cano just the fifth player to sign a contract for $200 million or more with only Alex Rodriguez ever signing a contract worth more in guaranteed salary. Cano's contract more than doubled the previous record guarantee for a second baseman,[9] was the largest contract ever for a player who had not had a 35-homer season and was just the fifth 10-year contract of the past decade.[10]
In 2016, Van Wagenen became the baseball agent for former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow as Tebow made the transition from football to baseball.[11]
Personal
Van Wagenen and his wife Molly, also a graduate and former athlete at Stanford University, have three children. Van Wagenen's father-in-law was the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.[12] Van Wagenen's father, Jeff Van Wagenen, played professional golf on the European Seniors Tour (1999–2008).[13] Van Wagenen served on the Board of Directors for Stanford University's Buck/Cardinal Club from 1998–2004. His wife, Molly, currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Stanford University Athletic Department.
References
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/profile/brodie-van-wagenen/
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/letterwinners.pdf, list of Stanford lettermen
- ^ http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/04/09/Labor-and-Agents/CAA-Baseball.aspx
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/profile/brodie-van-wagenen/
- ^ http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/03/12/Forty-Under-40/Brodie-Van-Wagenen.aspx
- ^ ://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14629430/yoenis-cespedes-agrees-deal-new-york-mets
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/yoenis-cespedes-returning-mets-season-article-1.2891534
- ^ http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10125503/robinson-cano-seattle-mariners-finalize-huge-contract
- ^ https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/statuses/411191107347681280
- ^ http://seattletimes.com/html/larrystone/2022452468_stone13xml.html
- ^ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1657d12423574078ade4d7228b9bf743/te-ball-tebow-will-try-play-professional-baseball
- ^ http://www.newcanaandarienmag.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=13448&url=%2Fn%2FJanuary-February-2014%2FTop-of-His-Game%2F&mode=print
- ^ http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/players/playerid=3551/index.html, European Seniors Tour player bio, Jeff Van Wagenen.