Angels face lawsuit from MLB prospects; players seek whopping sums

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Two international prospects are reportedly suing the Los Angeles Angels in Dominican Republic court, alleging the MLB organization backed out on verbal agreements to sign them. 

Lawyers for Willy Fañas and Keiderson Pavon had an Aug. 31 hearing to continue their lawsuit that alleges the prospects agreed to deals with the Angels worth $1.8 million and $425,000, respectively, per ESPN. 

At the time, Fañas was 14 years old and Pavon was 15. A change in the organization’s front office led to those deals falling through. 

A video exists showing Angels employees telling Pavon that they plan to sign him, ESPN reported. 

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Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., during a MLB regular season game July 31, 2022. (Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Fañas, a switch-hitting outfielder, is seeking $17 million while Pavon, an infielder, is asking for $4.25 million.

"I felt really good with them," Fañas told ESPN. "I don’t know how they could’ve done that."

There are very limited regulations by the league when it comes to scouting and signing international prospects, which is why those from countries like the Dominican Republic "reach handshake deals" at a young age. But those deals cannot become permanent until they are 16 years old, putting Pavon on the cusp of that while Fañas was two years away. 

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The signing date was supposed to be Jan. 15, 2021, but the Angels backed out less than a month before that date. 

"If these players don’t present this claim to a judge, it will be repeated," Jose Jerez, a lawyer representing the prospects, told ESPN. "It’s a