Angels playing hardball with Weaver
It's important to keep an eye on your division rival, especially when they are the odds-on favorite to win the division this year. The last thing the M's want to do is see the Angels get better, but they almost certainly will if they sign Jered Weaver.
Taken as the 12th pick in last years draft, he is a highly prized prospect who has been tough to sign with Boras as his agent. With the June draft coming up, the Angels have gotten serious about finding out if Jered wants to be an Angel- LA Times story
I love some of the quotes. Jered's mother, bless her heart, has this to say about the Angels insulting offer of $4 million to her son-
"I told [Angel General Manager Bill Stoneman] from the beginning that if they treated Jered fairly, he'd be an Angel, and they didn't treat Jered fairly. That's it."
Aparently Mom has a problem with the fact the Angels chose her son with the 12th pick in the draft, and then value his services at "only" $4 million, despite the fact he has done nothing but show potential regarding an MLB career. Of course if they offered him $8 million, like he wants, then they would be treating him fairly.
I applaud the Angels for not giving in to crazy tactics that Boras if famous for.
As an M's fan, I sure don't want to see him in an Angels uniform. It is probably best he re-enters the draft and Boston or NY can throw millions at Boras and his latest project.
It's important to keep an eye on your division rival, especially when they are the odds-on favorite to win the division this year. The last thing the M's want to do is see the Angels get better, but they almost certainly will if they sign Jered Weaver.
Taken as the 12th pick in last years draft, he is a highly prized prospect who has been tough to sign with Boras as his agent. With the June draft coming up, the Angels have gotten serious about finding out if Jered wants to be an Angel- LA Times story
I love some of the quotes. Jered's mother, bless her heart, has this to say about the Angels insulting offer of $4 million to her son-
"I told [Angel General Manager Bill Stoneman] from the beginning that if they treated Jered fairly, he'd be an Angel, and they didn't treat Jered fairly. That's it."
Aparently Mom has a problem with the fact the Angels chose her son with the 12th pick in the draft, and then value his services at "only" $4 million, despite the fact he has done nothing but show potential regarding an MLB career. Of course if they offered him $8 million, like he wants, then they would be treating him fairly.
I applaud the Angels for not giving in to crazy tactics that Boras if famous for.
As an M's fan, I sure don't want to see him in an Angels uniform. It is probably best he re-enters the draft and Boston or NY can throw millions at Boras and his latest project.
posted by Tom at
2:07 PM
