it delights me whenever we get a boras-represented athlete for less. does anyone else feel that way? it's like i keep a record of time he fools us, or we fool him.
In complete agreement. Jered Weaver's deal is still the best deal Anaheim has ever signed and Boras was pissed:
Jered Weaver admits he had to go against the advice of agent Scott Boras before agreeing to the Los Angeles Angels' five-year, $85 million contract extension, but he said the lure of staying home outweighed the seduction of greater riches.
"If $85 (million) is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of families then I'm pretty stupid, but how much money do you really need in life?" Weaver said Tuesday. "I've never played this game for the money. I played it for the love and the competitive part of it. It just so happens that baseball's going to be taking care of me for the rest of my life."
Boras, he said, wasn't so supportive of what amounts to a hometown discount.
"Obviously, he wants to give you the best options and free agency can give you the best options," Weaver said. "He would have liked to have seen me gone, but I told him I wanted to get something done and he was more than willing to work with me about it that way."
It's also what you get by not signing Boras ludicrous deals. I'm loving watching Teixeira cost NY millions and not produce while reminding Angel fans that we have Trout as the compensation pick.
