Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You decide to take the player on as a new client.
The baseball player is happy and you're relieved to have an established client under your wing.
The situation with your friend, however, isn't quite as rosy. Even though you tell him his client approached you, he doesn't seem to believe you. He tells you not to count on him for friendship and support again. You feel pretty badly about this, but the worst is yet to come.
At an annual sports award function, you're avoided like the plague. And when time comes to sit down to dinner, no one you know will sit with you. Clearly you've been labeled as a poacher. There's no chance of crawling out from under this reputation now.
"I wouldn't touch this one with a 10-foot pole," says Davies.
You may have a successful client, but you'd better hope he makes money for a long time: with your current reputation, you won't be attracting any new major clients soon. Better head back to the junior leagues and keep scouting.