Jered Weaver Still Wants Long-Term Deal With Angels

Filed under: Angels, MLB Free Agency

When a player loses an arbitration fight, it can often portend bad things about his long-term relationship with his team. Will that be the case for Jered Weaver and the Angels?

Weaver says that it won't be. He spoke with Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times about the four-hour hearing last Wednesday. The hearing ended with the panel ruling that he would receive the Angels' offer of $7.365 million instead of Weaver's bid for $8.8 million. That outcome didn't change Weaver's feelings about being with the Angels for the long haul, although a multiyear contract isn't coming any time soon.

"From my understanding, it didn't go anywhere," Weaver said. "I'm open to it. I would love to play with the Angels for a long time, and if we can get something done, we will. But I don't want it hanging over my head through the season."

 

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