Got an email from Brian Giles’ agent, Joe Bick, yesterday in response to my post and thought I would share it with his permission. Here is what he had to say:

“Anyone who questions Brian Giles’ competitiveness or desire to win, including Nick Cafardo, obviously doesn’t know Brian Giles.  You do know him, and I doubt you would.  While I will not acknowledge the other team involved in the waiver claim, I will say that no one on the outside of the situation is aware of all the factors, information or circumstances that contributed to the decision Brian made.  For anyone without that knowledge to offer judgement is ridiculous.  Apparently, without knowing all those factors, others are more capable of making the decision that is right for Brian than he was able to make for himself.  Bull!”

So there is a little insight that no one else either has or is interested in printing.  Additionally, Bill Center did a little Q & A with Giles in the San Diego Union-Tribune to clear up a few things.  Just think this is an interesting window into the business.