A pair of baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic have filed suit against the Los Angeles Angels for not honoring verbal contract agreements, ESPN reported Sept. 8.
According to the report, arguments were made Aug. 31 in a Dominican court after the Angels were alleged to have backed out of deals with Willy Fanas and Kiederson Pavon just weeks before the official Jan. 15, 2021, signing date.
The lawsuits were filed in May.
The deal for Fanas, age 14 at the time, was reported to be for $1.8 million, while Pavon alleged a $425,000 deal as a 15-year-old. According to the report, there is video of the Angels expressing their intent to sign Pavon….