Agent Boras says bad teams to blame for attendance drop

The agent for free agent Bryce Harper and many of baseball’s top players claims rebuilding teams have become a “competitive cancer” that caused this season’s 4 percent attendance drop.

As the sport’s officials start to consider possible rules changes to spark offense and speed pace, Scott Boras acidly critiqued several clubs that were among the 17 to draw fewer fans this year than last at the general managers’ meetings in Carlsbad, California.

Boras pointed out that Louisiana State’s baseball team had a higher average attendance for its 37 home games than the Miami Marlins did for their 81 — 10,786 to 10,014.

Dodgers: Los Angeles exercised its option on Dave Roberts’ contract for 2019 while continuing to work on a long-term deal for the manager, who has taken the team to consecutive World Series.

Yankees: Catcher Gary Sanchez will have surgery on his left shoulder in the next week, but is expected to be ready for the start of the season.

Braves: Shortstop Dansby Swanson is expected to be ready for spring training after surgery on his left wrist.

Mets: Minor leaguer Tim Tebow earned a promotion to Triple-a Syracuse.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback hit .273 with six homers and 36 RBIS in 84 games this year for Double-a Binghamton.