The name “Scott Boras” comes up and owners and GM’s cringe.  They know whenever the super agent is involved, they are in for a long battle with piles of cash at stake.

The 28-year-old pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels and Boras’ client, Jered Weaver, has two-years left of team control, and all signs from the Angels indicate that they want to keep him long-term. So with that said, owner, Arte Moreno, and Boras will have to go head-to-head in order to make that happen.  Many reports indicate that the negotiations may not go all that smoothly.

In fact, they may get ugly if you asked Moreno.

“My mother told me when you have nothing nice to say about a person, you shouldn’t say anything at all,” Moreno said, according to Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register.

When the team tried to sign another Boras client earlier this winter, Adrian Beltre, things did not go in the Angels’ favor and they eventually lost the third baseman to the Texas Rangers. Take this back a few years ago, and there was tension between the agent and owner regarding Mark Teixeira, who eventually went to the New York Yankees.

“I don’t have to deal with anybody I don’t have to deal with. That’s the way I live my life,” Moreno said. “Does that mean I’ve told Tony[Reagins] or my people they can’t deal with him? I have not instructed them they can’t.”

Boras traditionally does not let teams buyout the remaining years of his clients’ arbitration-eligibility.  He wants to maximize their value by waiting for free agency.  This obviously comes at a risk financially, but Boras has a very good record at succeeding.  So if the Angels are serious about wanting to sign Weaver to a long-term deal, then they better get a truck full of cash in front of Boras with Moreno as the driver.