Just to give you an idea of how one week can change, I recently read about Mark Teixeira that just left Scott Boras after 12 years feeling that it was about agent not Mark Teixeira the baseball player.  Kris Humphries fired his old agent, signed with Dan Fegan, and then after a year went back to his old agent Marc Cornstein.

The way I see it is the athlete is convinced whether through another agent, family member, or himself that it is time for a change.  This ultimately falls on what is best for the athlete and his family.  If the athlete feels he can get more money with a bigger agency, better marketing, or feels he is better taken care of, can determine if the agent will keep that initial client.  I feel that if an agent takes the time to truly get to know the player and family and is completely honest with them will yield better results.  From an outsider looking in especially on bigger agencies I feel that there is not enough one on one attention and you are just a number among the client roster.  Smaller agencies might have a harder time putting together better deals because of the limited resources and contacts.  So in hindsight both big and small agencies have their pros and cons but, when looking at the bigger picture I feel by signing with an agent that not also has your best interest, has a clear understanding of what their doing, can be just as good as the bigger firms.  At the end of the day it’s whom you feel as the athlete that can get the job done.