Young, talented and in demand, Teixeira is headed for a big payday - Jon Heyman - SI.com

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Heyman On Teixeira
Published 5/7/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Jon Heyman's latest column does a fine job analyzing Mark Teixeira's future.  To sum it up: Heyman's source expects the asking price to be around ten years and $200MM.  Personally, I don't see him getting a term nearly that long. Heyman and his sources do not see the Braves re-signing Tex. The suitors, in order of likelihood: Yankees, Mets, Orioles, Mariners, Braves, Red Sox, Giants.  A battle of the New York powers is a reasonable prediction - both clubs should have first base open and the market for the ...

Odds Are Mets Have A Shot At Teixeria
Published 5/7/2008 by Peter Wade at Hot Foot
... Today Jon Heyman of SI.com gives us a thorough break down of all the possibilities and probabilities of free agent to be Mark Teixeria. Heyman caps off his analysis with straight up odds. Where does he have our beloved Mets in the race for this no doubt highly coveted All-Star first baseman? Well, right behind the Yankees, who Heyman sees as the favorite. Heyman lists the Yankees at 3-2 and the Mets at 4-1 followed by Teixeria’s hometown Orioles at 8-1. Everyone else is 10-1 or worse. If you have any worries that Teixiera may have a ...

Is Teixeira Yankee Bound?
Published 5/7/2008 by Eli (noreply@blogger.com) at MLB Rumors
... Mark Teixeira is starting to heat up for the Braves hitting .258 with 4 HR and 18 RBI. If he can put up similar numbers to last year, he will definitely be seeking a Miguel Cabrera like deal. That puts the Braves out of it right there, unless GM Frank Wren can convince ownership to hand over that kind of cash. Don't rule them out yet though. The Braves have several young players with modest salaries that help the payroll in two or three years. If the Braves were to give him 17-19 million dollars annually, they could pay him 10-12 million the first year or so, and then raise it ...

S.I.: Heyman: Young, talented and in demand, Teixeira is headed for a big payday
Published 5/8/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
S.I.: Heyman: Young, talented and in demand, Teixeira is headed for a big payday Tex mix ?...Well then, here’s the Quintet! 1. Yankees. No shot they bring back Giambi and his .150 batting average for $26 million next year. The $5-million buyout will be the best money they’ve ever spent. The Yankees are believed to be interested in Teixeira and also interested in keeping him away from the team that plays eight miles to the south, in Queens. Odds: 3-2. 2. Mets. Mets owner Jeff Wilpon is said to have been a Teixeira admirer for years, and Delgado’s only chance to stay with the ...

Teixeira Derby
Published 5/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
Jon Heyman handicaps the looming bidding war for the services of Mark Teixeira: Lately, the overwhelming trend for young stars has been to sign early in their careers, to take the money and stay, so to speak. That's what makes Braves first baseman Mark Teixeira such a rare breed. Incidentally, rare breeds don't come cheap these days. Neither do cleanup hitters, switch hitters or smooth fielders, and Teixeira is all of those things. He is also on the precipice of free agency, which is exactly where he wanted to be all along. The mega contract ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, May 8
Published 5/8/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... ODDS ARE . . . 20-1 that the Red Sox will sign Mark Teixeira when he (presumably) becomes a free agent this winter, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman. The favorite? The Yankees, at 3-2. ...

Odds Are Against Teixiera Resigning With Braves
Published 5/8/2008 by Aaron Hanks at Sports Page Atlanta
... Take a look at which teams, Heyman feels, has the best odds of signing Mark Teixiera once he becomes a free agent for the 2009 season. ...

Buzz: Mets and Yankees and Teixeira
Published 5/8/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to Jon Heyman on SI.com, citing ‘sources,’ the 28–year-old Teixeira and his agent, Scott Boras, could be seeking a ten-year, $200 million deal. ...

How much is that first baseman in the window?
Published 5/8/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... Well, if the first baseman in the window happens to be one playing in Altanta and represented by Scott Boras, the asking price could be $20 million a year for 10 years, according to Jon Heyman. Heyman, relying on some unnamed sources, reports that Scott Boras will expect conversations for Mark Teixeira’s services to start at $200 million for ten years. Teixeira will turn 29 at the start of his big payday, and while Heyman says, ...

Teixeira: Our Hero On A White Horse?
Published 5/8/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan (noreply@blogger.com) at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
... In Paul Heyman's Daily Scoop on the CNNsi.com website, the slugger chats about possibly returning to Maryland -- this time -- perhaps as an Oriole. ...

Monday Morning Links: Teixeira Plans to Get Paid, Hanley Ramirez Might Get Paid, What’s Going on With Brandon Wood and More!
Published 5/12/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
... Mark Teixeira, having rejected an eight-year $140 million contract extension, will be looking for a free agent deal worth as much as $200 million. (Sports Illustrated) ...