导出博客文章Atlanta Braves general manager John Coppolella confirmed the teams interest in
Tim Tebow and said the Braves have had multiple conversations with Tebows
representatives as a step toward signing him to a professional baseball
contract.Coppolella called a potential Tebow signing a low-risk investment, and
said the Braves interest is rooted in Tebows promise on the field rather than
his ability to sell tickets. Tebow is well-known among fans in Southeastern
Conference country from his tenure as a Heisman Trophy winner and two-time
national championship quarterback under Urban Meyer with Florida.We are
interested in Tim because of his potential as a baseball player, not as a gate
attraction, Coppolella said during the Braves series with the Philadelphia
Phillies on Sunday. We have spoken with his representatives multiple times and
all parties involved want this to be a pure baseball thing on every level.Tebow,
29, worked out for 46 scouts representing 28 teams last week in Los Angeles.
Among those in attendance were Braves special assistant Roy Clark and amateur
scouting director Brian Bridges.The Braves interest in Tebow was first reported
by ESPNs Pedro Gomez and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Tebow, who hasnt
played organized baseball since his junior year at Nease High School in Ponte
Vedra, Florida, in 2005, has been working out with former big league catcher
Chad Moeller in Scottsdale, Arizona, since Memorial Day. Tebow spent almost two
hours last week at the USCs Dedeaux Field running a 60-yard dash, shagging fly
balls, throwing from the outfield and taking swings against former major league
pitchers David Aardsma and Chad Smith in his audition for clubs.Brodie Van
Wagenen, Tebows baseball agent at CAA, told reporters that several clubs stayed
after the workout to meet face-to-face with Tebow. The Colorado Rockies are
reportedly another team with interest in the former quarterback.Tebows
representatives would like him to sign a contract in time to attend the
instructional league and possibly play in the Arizona Fall League this offseason
before he joins a minor league affiliate next spring. Tebow also wouldnt rule
out the possibility of playing winter ball this offseason to get at-bats.If the
Braves can agree to terms with Tebow, it will rekindle an organizational
tradition of signing high-upside, multisport athletes that began under former
general manager John Schuerholz in the 1990s. Schuerholz, who is now the Braves
vice chairman, signed Deion Sanders as a free agent in 1991 and brought Brian
Jordan to Atlanta through free agency in 1998. Sanders is a Pro Football Hall of
Famer and Jordan spent three years in the NFL as a safety with the Atlanta
Falcons.During Schuerholzs previous tenure as general manager in Kansas City,
the Royals chose Bo Jackson of Auburn in the fourth round of the draft. Jackson
made the 1989 American League All-Star team as an outfielder with the Royals and
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