Scott Boras believes baseball was the victim of a "competitive cancer" caused by clubs trading veterans to accumulate draft picks, and that the Atlanta Braves' World Series title was a direct result of tanking.

In an outdoor news conference in front of a steakhouse at the general managers meetings, Scott Boras backed the demands of the players' association for changes in the collective bargaining agreement that expires Dec. 1.

"This is the Easter Bunny delivering rotten eggs," Boras said. "Every team says, 'I need to do this because it's my only option, knowing I can't reach a divisional crest, I can't get in the playoffs.'"