Weaver Talks Back On

According to the report linked above from the Times (trust me, there's a link there), the Angels have re-opened talks with first round pick Jered Weaver. Of course, the headline makes it sound a lot better than the article does. According to the report, Boras says they've made concessions, the Angels say the still hope to get something done, blah, blah, blah. No specifics, just a faint glimmer or hope.

With Weaver, the Angels farm system would probably go from one of the best to THE best. He would join Steven Shell, Joe Saunders, Ervin Santana, and the Terminator, Chris Bootcheck (who refuses to die and has regained prospect status) to make up one of the best collections of arms in the minors, and that's before factoring in Nick Adenhart, whom I suspect we'll be hearing about more in the future as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Add that to the array of bats on the farm: Alberto Callaspo, Eric Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Brandon Wood, Reggie Willits, Casey Kotchman, Nick Gorneault, and Jeff Mathis. Then there's Kendry Morales, who may too old by the time he actually finally gets to America. In addition, there's Sean Rodriguez and Warner Madrigal down in Cedar Rapids who are struggling so far, but hey, Brandon Wood struggled there last year, and he's kicking ass now.

The future looks good, even without Weaver. But damn, I'd sure like them to bring him into the fold.