weaver signs extension

[Pharmcat]

5 yrs 85 mill

surprised at that amount, he couldve made 100+ in the open market

good deal for laa though

[TyCobb]

I am also surprised. And excited. I really think Weaver was generous with his hometown discount. He must've really not wanted to leave. I'm sure the Angels OF (Bourjos and Trout) defense played a role in him deciding to sign an extension.

[Nolan]

Pretty decent deal for LA. Weaver could of gotten a lot more on the open market.

[craig01]

Damn that's a lot of money.

He's good, no question about it

[Da Schwab]

Yanks are probably steaming right now.

Good deal for the Angels, though. If those top tier guys work out, they could be very scary in a year or two.

[Pharmcat]

Damn that's a lot of money.

He's good, no question about it

? have you seen his stats this year?

he wouldve easily gotten 125 mill on the open market, and with the yanks in it, pushing 150

[Pharmcat]

Yanks are probably steaming right now.

Good deal for the Angels, though. If those top tier guys work out, they could be very scary in a year or two.

yanks options are all internal imo for their 2nd legit SP

other than if they get Yu Darvish this OS

[dockingsched]

very happy about this, so unexpected at this time too, makes it sweeter.

[Mr Swagtastic]

It's a win-win for me. Happy the he signed in LA and wanted to play for the Angels and that the Yankee's didn't sign him.

A bit of a OT question but who would command more this offseason? Weaver or Verlander? Both are having monster years and I think easily would go into the $150+ range easily

[TyCobb]

That's a tough one (re:Weaver or Verlander $$).

I would have to say Verlander would command more money because his much bigger build seems more durable than Weaver. He's a few months younger than Weaver and if he loses 5 mph off his fastball down the road, then he'll still hit 91-92. If Weaver lost 5 mph off his fastball, he'd be a right-handed version of Jamie Moyer topping out at 84.

Both know how to actually pitch by changing speeds and showing good command, but I think durability gives Verlander the edge in overall worth/value.

And who knows, Weaver could end up the next Kazmir.

[craig01]

It's a win-win for me. Happy the he signed in LA and wanted to play for the Angels and that the Yankee's didn't sign him.

A bit of a OT question but who would command more this offseason? Weaver or Verlander? Both are having monster years and I think easily would go into the $150+ range easily

Verlander....who is having a Sandy Koufax type of year.

[Pharmcat]

verlander easily

but you have 2 rich teams, aka tex and nyy, needing a top flight starter, either would get 150 in a bidding

[Pharmcat]

much respect to weaver for taking less to stay at home

refreshing to see

[Rafael122]

Good on Weaver for sticking with the team who developed him. Not sure why Boras doesn't do this more often, doesn't he get like a 2% cut?

[Pharmcat]

Good on Weaver for sticking with the team who developed him. Not sure why Boras doesn't do this more often, doesn't he get like a 2% cut?

b/c the larger the contract the larger his cut is

[jwmann2]

Could you imagine Weaver as the 5th Phillies starter? lol. Just playing. No way they can keep all five of them together for long...

[dockingsched]

Good on Weaver for sticking with the team who developed him. Not sure why Boras doesn't do this more often, doesn't he get like a 2% cut?

has nothing to do with boras and everything to do with weaver.

[Da Schwab]

Could you imagine Weaver as the 5th Phillies starter? lol. Just playing. No way they can keep all five of them together for long...

He wouldn't be the #5, he would be #2 in my opinion.

Doc
Weaver
Lee
Hamels
Oswalt

[Wade2k6]

I'd take Hamels over Lee.

1. Doc
2. Weaver
3. Hamels
4. Lee
5. Oswalt.

[Huuminh]

I think they both won with this deal. He will be dominate for a while and this will help the organization sell some tickets.