SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Former Giant Angel Pagan still doesn’t have a contract for this season, but he has a team.
Pagan played left field and went 2 for 4 as the leadoff batter as Puerto Rico tuned up for the World Baseball Classic in a 6-5 exhibition loss to the Giants at Scottsdale Stadium.
Pagan told reporters that he has been offered minor league contracts, but “I just feel I don’t need to be fighting for a job. … I’m a winning player. I’m healthy. You’ll see it in the baseball classic. I just want to earn the respect that I deserve.