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Sunday, March 06, 2005

Rundown

DMac sits out
Back spasms have caused Dallas McPherson to miss the past two days of spring training, but he doesn't think it's any cause for concern. You see, he can dress himself:
"I couldn't walk or put my clothes on [after suffering a ruptured disk during the 2003 season], so I'm way ahead of the game right now," McPherson said. "I'm fine compared to that."
Good to know.
Let the back-biting begin!
The Angels and Scott Boras have begun trading barbs in the aftermath of the failed Weaver negotiations:
Weaver's agent, Scott Boras, has said the Angels had ulterior motives for drafting Weaver last June and that they scouted him lightly before the draft.

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"We invited Jered, his family, all the coaches from Long Beach State and Boras to attend a game in Mr. (Arte) Moreno's box," [Angels scouting director Eddie] Bane said. "Jered was all excited, but he called back a half-hour later and said he wasn't coming. I think you know where that came from."
I can't imagine what kind of "ulterior motive" the Angels could have had to burn a first-round draft pick. Some have suggested that Arte wanted to get in Bud Selig's good graces by showing that he's willing to toe the league's line on draft bonuses, but if that is the case, how does one explain the substantial bonus given to 17th-round pick Nick Adenhart?

And as for Bane's complaint about not being allowed to negotiate face-to-face with Weaver himself: well duh. He hired the biggest shark in the industry for precisely this reason. The Angels plan to go behind the back of Weaver's representation is just another example of the club refusing to negotiate in good faith.
More productive outs
The annual cavalcade of "Darin Erstad doesn't suck! Sabermetrics suck!" articles continues, this time in the pages of the OC Register.
Bullpen implodes again, Angels lose
There would seem to be one open spot on the Angels 25-man roster, that of a versatile reliever in the bullpen. The only question is, who wants it? Apparently not Matt Hensley or Joel Peralta.

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