Wednesday, April 13, 2005
WHERE'S KENDRY?
The LA Times is now reporting that Kendry Morales may not be eligible to come to the US for another year.
Now, I don't know anything about defecting, but were the Angels aware of this when they signed him? Or has the LA Times just been screwing up in its reporting? Or were the Angels just feeding the reporters a load of bull about Kendry's arrival in Spring Training being imminent?
I mean, first we heard that Morales would be in Spring Training. A couple weeks into Spring Training, we heard, "Oh, the passport process can take three months. He signed December 1, so if he waited until then, he won't show up until the first week of March." Of course, we first heard this scenario during the first week of March, and the guy wasn't showing up. Then, I'm pretty sure we had reports like, "Oh, he'll be here next week." Now we hear it might not be for another year?
And, per the Times, Morales has already cashed his signing bonus. That would hint to me, though I certainly have no inside information, that the clock is ticking on his six-year deal. If so, that means one whole year of the deal could be wasted -- and a year of his development might be lost.
Now, the money isn't too bad for one year, and he can always play in the Dominican (I would assume; maybe there's a bunch of paperwork he has to fill out, in which case I doubt he would ever end up playing anywhere), so losing a year of him playing minor league ball in America may not hurt too badly. But the whole situation seems a bit bizarre to me, like something out of Brazil.
Every single thing about this Kendry signing has been a snafu. If he ever makes it to America, and plays well, this will all become colorful backstory. If he's a bomb, it will all come across as folly -- especially if Jered Weaver goes on to success in another uniform.
The LA Times is now reporting that Kendry Morales may not be eligible to come to the US for another year.
Now, I don't know anything about defecting, but were the Angels aware of this when they signed him? Or has the LA Times just been screwing up in its reporting? Or were the Angels just feeding the reporters a load of bull about Kendry's arrival in Spring Training being imminent?
I mean, first we heard that Morales would be in Spring Training. A couple weeks into Spring Training, we heard, "Oh, the passport process can take three months. He signed December 1, so if he waited until then, he won't show up until the first week of March." Of course, we first heard this scenario during the first week of March, and the guy wasn't showing up. Then, I'm pretty sure we had reports like, "Oh, he'll be here next week." Now we hear it might not be for another year?
And, per the Times, Morales has already cashed his signing bonus. That would hint to me, though I certainly have no inside information, that the clock is ticking on his six-year deal. If so, that means one whole year of the deal could be wasted -- and a year of his development might be lost.
Now, the money isn't too bad for one year, and he can always play in the Dominican (I would assume; maybe there's a bunch of paperwork he has to fill out, in which case I doubt he would ever end up playing anywhere), so losing a year of him playing minor league ball in America may not hurt too badly. But the whole situation seems a bit bizarre to me, like something out of Brazil.
Every single thing about this Kendry signing has been a snafu. If he ever makes it to America, and plays well, this will all become colorful backstory. If he's a bomb, it will all come across as folly -- especially if Jered Weaver goes on to success in another uniform.
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