Sox offer Teixeira 8yr/20M per ... maybe?
Old friend Gordon Edes and Yahoo's! Tim Brown write that Scott Boras has been causing a stir and it appears "the Boras camp and others were using the media to ratchet up the price beyond what any team had actually offered":
Those executives are not with the Los Angeles Angels, but they, too, are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the leverage Boras is utilizing and the stratosphere the Teixeira numbers apparently are reaching. So they are looking at other options for a bat.
Re-signing the switch-hitting first baseman has been the Angels’ top offseason priority, but they are balking at offering more than a seven-year deal and have been told that the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals each have offered an eighth year at about $20 million a year. Baltimore Orioles are in the mix as well, and the New York Yankees reportedly have sent out feelers on Teixeira.
Who knows if this is true. I think the only thing we actually do know is that the Red Sox have made an offer to Teixeira, because if they haven't, they wouldn't be in the 'race' anymore. I feel like Theo is just sitting back, waiting for the largest offer to come in and then dropping a number a little bit bigger to snag in the fish. Sounds like a good plan to me.
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I never believe anything Boras says
Next we’ll hear some team has offered a multi-year deal to Jason Varitek.
I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.
by Drugs Delaney on Dec 11, 2008 4:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Umm...
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Dec 11, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Old friend Gordon Edes and Yahoo’s! Tim Brown write that Scott Boras has been causing a stir and it appears “the Boras camp and others were using the media to ratchet up the price beyond what any team had actually offered”:
No! You think?
Rock me, sexy Jesus...
by nuthinboutnuthin on Dec 11, 2008 4:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Listen
I am very good friends with Scott Boras and for the most part everything he says is true.* He never tells a lie.* I also have some insider information that I am not supposed to tell anyone.* However, because I am such a huge fan of Over the Monster (Only true fact in this whole paragraph). Scott told me the Marlins have made a 9 yr/ 190 mil offer.* However, Teixera says he would love to play for (Insert Team name here) for a similar price because he loves your organization.* Scott openly awaits your next offer.*
*-cold viscious lies
by drabidea on Dec 11, 2008 4:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Viscious lies, you say?
Would those be lies having a sticky, thick, glutinous and/or adhesive property. And cold to boot. Ew.
(Yes, I’m totally being a wiseass, no harm meant – and note how the description remains appropriate)
Rock me, sexy Jesus...
by nuthinboutnuthin on Dec 11, 2008 5:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Viscous lies, not viscious.
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.
by SoxDevil on Dec 12, 2008 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Vicious even.
"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.
by SoxDevil on Dec 12, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i just got the call
Scott just called me Texiera wouldn’t mind haveing a 2/3 ownership role,player owner he wouldn’t mind any team. Oh wait …………………..Texiera just called Pittsburgh’s and K.C are out.
And buy the way Scott said he has to get the other 1/3 for closing fees.
by Red Sox #1 Fan on Dec 11, 2008 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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