Kinsler's Agent Surprised By Trade To Tigers
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:47 pm
Ian Kinsler's agent, Jay Franklin, had no idea the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers were working on a trade until his phone started going crazy on Wednesday night.
"I got an ESPN alert and then everybody starting texting," Franklin said. "Ian is in Hawaii. He texted me and said, 'I think I've just been traded. Can you check?' We didn't see it coming."
The Rangers said on a conference call Wednesday night that word was leaked before they got a chance to inform everyone involved. The trade didn't require Kinsler's approval.