wevegotheart.com - 12/23/2008
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For days, this post has been kicking around in my head. I’ve just been too busy to sit down and write.
This morning, I listened to Baseball This Morning on MLB Home Plate (as I do almost every morning) and observed them poking fun at our organization. It is beyond comprehension that ...
What Teixeira is Worth in the Capital
seamheads.com 12/10/2008 — Mark Teixeira did not sign with the Red Sox when they drafted him out of high school. With Scott Boras already in hand and providing excellent career advice he ignored the $1.5 million dollar offer and went to Georgia Tech where he got seven times as ...
Nats make eight-year offer to Teixeira | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/11/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- The Nationals are showing how serious they are when it comes to bringing Maryland native Mark Teixeira to Washington, D.C. According to a Major League source, the club has offered the switch-hitting first baseman an eight-year, $160 ...
Teixeira's No Angel
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/22/2008 — Yesterday, the Angels decided to withdraw their offer (probably 8 years/$160 mil ( ish )) to Mark Teixeira effectively taking themselves out of the running for the slugging first baseman. According to Tim Brown of Yahoo.com, "Sources close to the process said Angels owner Arte Moreno ...
Mark Teixeira to the Yankees
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/26/2008 — Wow. After weeks of only hearing about the Red Sox, Orioles, Angels, and Nationals being involved in the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, the Yankees ultimately landed the free agent slugger with an 8 year/$180 million contract. The contract is further proof that you can never count out the Yankees, ...
8 Years or More to Get Teixeira
fenwaywest.com 12/15/2008 — The Red Sox will have to offer and at least 8 years to sign Mark Teixeira. Right now the Nats and the Angels both have 8 year offers on the table and each has an extra added incentive. The Nats offer the home town angle and Teixeira recently bought a ...
Teixeira's decision could come soon | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/21/2008 — Decision day could be right around the corner for Mark Teixeira, according to a Major League source familiar with the negotiations. The source anticipates the free-agent first baseman's highly anticipated announcement within the next few days. The ...
Nats make eight-year offer to Teixeira | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 12/10/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- The Nationals are showing how serious they are when it comes to bringing Mark Teixeira to Washington, D.C. According to a Major League source, the club has offered the switch-hitting first baseman an eight-year, $160 million contract ...
Teixeira interested in playing for Nats | nationals.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 11/20/2008 — WASHINGTON -- It has been reported several times that the Nationals have interest in signing free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. MLB.com has learned that the feeling is mutual, according to a person familiar with Teixeira's thinking. Teixeira is ...
Commentary On Reported Mark Teixeira Deal
waswatching.com 12/24/2008 — When I look at this transaction, I see it as having three parts.
The first part is the immediate on-the-field impact to the Yankees today and in the near future. Will having Mark Teixeira help the Yankees? Well, yeah… duh . With the bat, ...
Teixeira interested in playing for Nats | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 11/21/2008 — WASHINGTON -- It has been reported several times that the Nationals have interest in signing free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. MLB.com has learned that the feeling is mutual, according to a person familiar with Teixeira's thinking. Teixeira is ...
Report Says Nats Have Upgraded Their Offer —
Nationals Journal 12/23/2008
Check out this blog post from Roch Kubatko at MASN Online. If it's true, the Nationals have upgraded their initial offer to Mark Teixeira -- eight years, $160 million -- to somewhere between $178 and $184 million over the same timeframe. So far, all ...
Nats may have upped Teixeira offer —
Major League Baseball News 12/23/2008
As the Angels went into the bunker on Monday to begin exploring Plans B through Z and the Red Sox, Orioles and Yankees made no known major waves on the Mark Teixeira beachhead, the Nationals reportedly got busy spicing their proposal for the ...
The Spending Limit —
Nationals Journal 12/23/2008
Just a little food for thought here: If you're holding the Nationals' money, how do you spend it? Given that the Nats are far more than one player from contention, is there a point at which investing so much in one player becomes ill-advised? Some ...
