Ruben Amaro Denies Phillies Scouting Javier Vazquez from Airplane
By Justin Klugh
Javier Vazquez wants to sign with a contender, and maybe the Phillies don’t automatically qualify anymore.
Wait, wait, wait–Javier Vazquez is waiting to sign to with someone? What is that about? Who is that about? Who is that?
Who cares, the Phillies have shown remote–like really remote; like from an airplane; well, a metaphorical airplane–interest, based on Ruben Amaro’s painfully open admission.
#Phillies have scouted Javy Vazquez in Puerto Rico, but Ruben Amaro Jr. says they haven't really gotten involved. . . . (continued)
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) January 10, 2013
More Amaro on Vazquez: "We're flying at about 5,000 feet, just to see what's going on." Won't get involved "until we know what his plan is."
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) January 10, 2013
So, now that Vazquez knows the Phillies, a perennial contender, are interested, all we have to wait is for
Source: #Nationals GM Mike Rizzo is in Puerto Rico tonight watching Javier Vazquez pitch.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 10, 2013
hey hey HEY HEY HEY WHOA.
Back off, Nationals. Just because Mike Rizzo was furiously explaining to his assistant the delicate difference between rare and extra extra extra rare at an airport Wendy’s, and happened to see Ruben Amaro storm by on his cell phone, and followed him because he looked like he was up to something, and bought a ticket for Puerto Rico after he saw Ruben get on the same flight, suddenly the Nationals have “interest.”
Please. If anybody’s going to snatch the 36-year-old, right handed, career 4.22 ERA Javier Vazquez off the market it’s going to be
h/t
OKAY EVERYBODY JUST SLOW DOWN.
UPDATE:
J. Vazquez has yet to make final decision about pitching in '13. Source said he pitched at 94 last night. 1st start of winter on 4 days rest
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 11, 2013
Nobody get too excited; 94 could be Vazquez’s secret age or the address of the place he was pitching at or the amount of feet he was above sea level.