ANGELS: ONE WEAVER OUT, THE OTHER IN.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- One way or another, the Angels are counting on a Weaver to get them to where they need to go. Figuring out that they could no longer be without a starter who has won every major-league game which he has pitched, the Angels recalled Jered Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982 in Northridge, California), is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Jered attended college at Long Beach State University where he was the 2004 College Baseball's Golden Spikes Award winner. on Friday while brother Jeff Weaver This article is about Major League Baseball player Jeffrey Weaver. For other people named Jeff Weaver, see Jeff Weaver (disambiguation). Jeffrey Charles Weaver was designated for assignment Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club's 40-man roster. . The Angels now have 10 days to trade Jeff Weaver, the former Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. High star who pitched last year for the Dodgers. If no deal can be found they will release the right-hander who was 3-10 with a 6.29 ERA in 16 starts. The Angels are almost certain to have to pay the majority of what remains on his $8.325 million contract. While rare in baseball, the brother-for-brother swap is not new to the Angels. It is believed to have happened two other times, with the most recent being by the Angels in May of 2001 when Jose Molina was recalled as Bengie Molina Benjamin José ("Bengie" or "Ben") Molina (born July 20 1974 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. After being initially regarded as a "good glove, no hit" catcher, Molina has developed into one of the better went on the disabled list. The only other time it is believed to have happened was in 1997 when the Cincinnati Reds sent down Bret Boone Boone was born in El Cajon, California to Susan G. and recalled brother Aaron Boone Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a major league third baseman who plays for the Florida Marlins. He also played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. . ``I think it's going to make our staff better right now and in the future the way Jered's throwing the ball,'' manager Mike Scioscia said. ``We weren't able to facilitate a trade for Jeff. Bartolo Colon has come out of his two starts fine (since coming off the disabled list) and hopefully he will continue to make progress. ``Really this is the only direction we could go to get Jered in our rotation and to hopefully get stronger now and in the future. I think the little depth we're sacrificing hopefully will be absorbed by throwing the ball better as a group.'' Jered Weaver's June 16 demotion de·mote tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status. [de- + (pro)mote. raised some eyebrows, mainly because the right-hander was 4-0 in his first four big-league starts with a 1.37 ERA. He struck out 14batters in a game for Triple-A Salt Lake on June 23. Colon was a key component to the Weaver situation. The Angels could have designated Jeff Weaver for assignment to make room for Colon but they wanted to make sure Colon was all the way back from a sore shoulder. So they kept Jeff Weaver, 29, who had shown improvement and sent Jered Weaver, 23, back to the minors. After Jeff Weaver lasted just twoinnings in a start this week against Colorado, the Angels decided to make their move. It helped that Colon had consecutive pain-free starts. ``Although (Colon's) velocity isn't back to where it (was), we're convinced his health is good enough to go forward,'' general manager Bill Stoneman said. ``To me, that was the reason why (the move happened now). ``To part with a guy who really made a good effort here -- we have no quarrels with his effort and no quarrels with his dedication -- it just worked out that way.'' doug.padilla@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2731 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Jered Weaver, left, and brother Jeff got to spend about three weeks together as Angels teammates. Christian Petersen/Getty Images |
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