By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Philadelphia Phillies pitchers and catchers have reported to Clearwater, and just hours are left until the first full-squad workout. Baseball is back; and yet, plenty of free agents remain on the open market. One of them, of course, is Bryce Harper, represented by agent Scott Boras.
Saturday morning on SportsRadio 94 WIP with Howard Eskin, Phillies GM Matt Klentak alluded to the perennial All-Star outfielder when saying he does not they are in a position yet to know what factors are driving "a certain free agent."
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"I would guess that money is at least one of them, but until a player signs, we don’t know that," Klentak said, adding there have been a couple times in his career "where a player has signed not purely for the money."
One of those players was during his time spent as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's assistant general manager — a fellow Boras client, RHP Jered Weaver. Despite Boras not "supportive of what amounts to a hometown discount," Weaver signed a rare mid-season extension in late August 2011.
At the time, Weaver said:
“If $85 (million) is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of families then I’m pretty stupid, but how much money do you really need in life?
I’ve never played this game for the money. I played it for the love and the competitive part of it. It just so happens that baseball’s going to be taking care of me for the rest of my life.”
Klentak noted that Weaver signed an extension with the Angels "about a year before he reached free agency," and at his press conference said:
‘I’m signing here because I like it here. I like living here, my family’s in the area. I love this team, manager, everything about it. I don’t need to get to free agency to maximize every penny, because I’m where I want to be. They offered me a fair contract, and I want to take it.'
The Phillies GM added that from that point forward, Weaver was a "local hero." "He was really good, too. He was an awesome pitcher, but he was perceived as a local hero," Klentak said.
Seven-plus years later, Klentak experienced the second instance in his career where a player signed "not purely for the money." That happened on Thursday at the Phillies' press conference to announce Aaron Nola's multi-year extension.