This is very unexpected; I couldn't believe Valadius initially so I checked espn.com to verify (no offense to Valadius). The Angels were one of the last teams that I expected to sign him. As a matter of fact, it didn't seem like anybody was going to actually make a deal with his agent because these talks have dragged on for so long.

For Anahiem's sake, I hope he ends up being worth the money, but I'm just glad this ordeal is over.


Sal: "Tom, can you get me off the hook? For old times' sake?"