The man who drafted Mike Trout had his sights set on Tim Tebow, too.
True story.
Tebow, who says he will conduct a workout for all 30 MLB clubs later this month, was a year removed from becoming the first sophomore in history to win the Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at the University of Florida.
Eddie Bane, now a special assignment scout for the Boston Red Sox, was the scouting director of the Los Angeles Angels.
“Tom Kotchman is probably the best area scout in the country, and probably more than any area scout, he can always get information on anybody available,” Bane says of the preparation leading up to the 2009 MLB draft.