The Elephant in the room for the Angels was Jered Weaver's upcoming free agency, everyone in Los Angeles of Anahiem can rest assure Jered is going no where any time soon.
Weaver agreed to a 5 year, 85 million dollar extension Saturday night. Which is an excellent deal figuring Weaver is neck and neck with Justin Verlander for the Cy Young award.
I was never a believer in Jered Weaver, he's not a hard thrower and I don't like his face or hair, but you can't ignore his stats. This year he is 14-6 with a 2.10 era and 158 ks. He could have easily got a CC Sabathia like contract if he opted for free agency, however, since they settled it now, they can spend a little bit more on offense.
The Angels are overachieving this year behind the arms of Jered, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana, however a pathetic offense and awful bullpen has really held them back from catching Texas.
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