mlb.mlb.com - 11/20/2008
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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 from Maryland and is thinking about the ...
msn.foxsports.com - 11/21/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
As teams continue to play the hot stove
waiting game, Ken Rosenthal says the first big domino
to fall will be slugger Mark Teixeira. Also, the Royals get two everyday players for two relievers and the Mets' ninth inning decision on free agent closers.
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Where will Teixeira mark his turf?
ocregister.com - 11/23/2008
mlb.mlb.com - 11/21/2008
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All Mark Teixeira wants for Christmas is a
new contract. And who wouldn't, given that the final
tally could be in the range of nine figures? But where Tex is coming from has more to do with peace of mind than pieces of eight. With as many as six ...
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Teixeira could have his pick of offers | MLB.com: News
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Turns Out Tex is Also Interested in the Nats
Hot Foot —
According to an unnamed source, Bill Ladson for MLB.com reports that free agent 1B Mark Teixeira is interested in playing for the Washington Nationals, which is near where he’s from in Maryland.
“[Maryland] is his home,” said the source. “In some instances, I think players often tend to look at that in a different light than other franchises.”
The report goes on to mention that Tex is likely to look for a contract that’s better than the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera’s 8-year, $153.3 deal.
Although “a person familiar with Teixeira’s ...
Broken Internet Inspired News and Notes
Brew Crew Ball —
... The Nationals have been mentioned in Mark Teixeira rumors since the slugger filed for free agency. Despite no shortage of fans wondering why Teixeira would want to sign with the lowly Nats, the ever-present "person familiar with [player]'s thinking" says Teixeira is interested in playing for Washington. ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Back in it…
wevegotheart.com 12/23/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Angels still playing waiting game with Teixeira
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/20/2008 — General Manager Tony Reagins said the market for Mark Teixeira is “no more defined” today than it was a week ago, and that the Angels still have not made a formal contract offer to the first baseman who is one...
Boras: I've got offers for Teixeira
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/25/2008 — While the Angels have not made an offer to Mark Teixeira, his agent says other teams have. "We've received a number of offers," agent Scott Boras said. Boras would not say which teams had extended offers, or even how many....
It's Teixeira Time, Nationals!
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/19/2008 — The push to bring Mark Teixeira to Washington DC continues! Last week, I wrote about why Teixeira should sign with the Washington Nationals instead of the Angels and Red Sox. I'm happy to report that it looks as though the Nationals are one of the last two teams in the running for Teixeira! ...
Lannan on All-Rookie Team —
Nationals Journal 11/20/2008
John Lannan was one of 10 players named today to the 50th Annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team, which recognizes the best rookie from each position, plus one left-handed and one right-handed pitcher. Lannan, who went 9-15 with a 3.91 ERA in ...
Teixeira Watch: Why It Might Be a Long Winter —
Nationals Journal 11/20/2008
First of all, let me ask you this: Does Teixeira news (or non-news, as the case may be) belong here -- or over in that other blog? In other words, do you feel strongly enough about the Nationals' level of interest in Mark Teixeira to want to read ...
Jewett is New Class A Potomac Manager —
Nationals Journal 11/20/2008
With last year's manager, Randy Knorr, now a part of the Washington coaching staff, Class A Potomac knew it would need a new manager for 2009. The team today announced that Trent Jewett, a long-time minor league manager with the Pittsburgh ...
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