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Time for Theo to sweep and sign him. 8x25M

Where's the Peavy story??? I've got to get some Peavy right now !!! I'm going through withdrawals !!!

Is he staying, same offer that the Nats supposedly offered atleast the Angels win.

Angels will get him, Mark is just weighing his options but we know good well Anaheim is the best place for him.

Tex is obviously a quality player.....
but is he really one of the 5-10 best position players it he game?

I can see why the Angels need to lock him up with Vlad
having 1 maybe 2 years left.....
but if you take 2005 out of the equation- his career year-
his #s are about .285-290, 32-34 hrs & 110-115 rbi
obviously great stats....but he ain't a top tier player

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Originally posted 09:10 AM ET  12.13 by jgb

Tex is obviously a quality player.....but is he really one of the 5-10 best position players it he game?I can see why the Angels need to lock him up with Vladhaving 1 maybe 2 years left.....but if you take 2005 out of the equation- his career year-his #s are about .285-290, 32-34 hrs & 110-115 rbiobviously great stats....but he ain't a top tier player

No he's not in the top twenty best players in the league. Paying that much for a first baseman is a joke!

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Originally posted 09:38 AM ET  12.13 by becca e.

I would like for Boston to concentrate on finding a catcher and some relief pitchers. Tex would be nice but they will do fine without him.

Yes, they will. Mornin' Becca, how's tricks? :)

i know he wants to play more to his maryland home but the O's probably aren't going to get him. i don't think the red sox need him. i just hope he doesn't go to the nats. he will most likely end up with the Angels or O's.

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Originally posted 10:25 AM ET  12.13 by bravesfan95

i know he wants to play more to his maryland home but the O's probably aren't going to get him. i don't think the red sox need him. i just hope he doesn't go to the nats. he will most likely end up with the Angels or O's.

I think he winds up on the Yankees. The Yankees let a huge part of their offense walk this year. They must replace that offense or the pitching won't really matter.

8 years at $ 160 in today's market. The top bid. Competing teams may do better than that. $ 180 to 200 mil at 10 years? Those damn yankees. Where do these agents get the idea they can demand such money?

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Originally posted 09:40 AM ET  12.13 by becca e.

hi Chasin'!! I have a nasty cold...How you doin'?

Sorry, stepped any to feed my daughter. Good! I don't want to go into it right now, but if you pray please add me to your list as I have a deal of a lifetime in the works and if it goes through I'm set.

Angels need to get tex or it will be a struggle on offense.

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Originally posted 10:36 AM ET  12.13 by CardsFan2

I think he winds up on the Yankees. The Yankees let a huge part of their offense walk this year. They must replace that offense or the pitching won't really matter.

Even after paying for the pitchers? What about Swisher?

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Originally posted 10:55 AM ET  12.13 by A Fellow American

Even after paying for the pitchers? What about Swisher?

Swisher is insurance. Can also play the outfield. Cashman never operates without a planned backup.

Well, if the Yanks Traveling Salesman Brian Cashman - who visited CC and Andy Petitte - visits Tex, then I might believe the Yanks are interested. The Angels really need him - I don't see the Red Sox interest in him - they have such a strong lineup unless Ortiz and Lowell are more injured than we know...

I say Texeira goes back to the Angels..

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Originally posted 10:55 AM ET  12.13 by A Fellow American

Even after paying for the pitchers? What about Swisher?

The Yankees can afford 5 contracts of that size just as easily as most teams can afford one. Their revenue streams are world wide. They must keep winning if they want those world wide revenues to continue pouring in.

They haven't improved their team one bit unless they replace the Giambi and Abreu offense in their lineup. Swisher doesn't even come close to doing that. Signing Sabathia and Burnett while letting Giambi and Abreu walk is a wash as far as I'm concerned. They need more offense to ensure a playoff berth.

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Originally posted 10:38 AM ET  12.13 by The Original Tony

Where do these agents get the idea they can demand such money?

um, they look at their COMMISSION checks from last year

Yeah, I know Swisher is more a complementary part. But they have paid a lot of money to A Rod, Jeter, CC, Burnett and a few others. I just don't see them getting Teixiera. I may be wrong.