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Report: Nats up Teixeira offer
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 free-agent first baseman. A report on MASN Online by Roch Kubatko has multiple sources claiming that Washington has raised its offer, spread across eight years, to somewhere in the $178 million to $184 million range. What's more, there are indications that the Nationals might be talked into going to nine or even 10 years. A 10-year offer would fulfill agent Scott Boras' goal for Teixeira, delivered at the General Managers Meeting in Dana Point, Calif., in November. Widely considered the favorites in spite of a meeting on Thursday in Dallas that didn't go their way, the Red Sox reportedly have a proposal for eight years at anywhere from $165 to $180 million for Teixeira. The Orioles, the first baseman's hometown team, are believed to have offered seven years in the $140 million to $150 million range.
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the red sox must now decide if they are going to match the nats or let teixeria go. if this offer is actually CONFIRMED, i feel the red sox will have all of the information they need to up their own offer.
it would be hard to believe that the red sox would let teixeira go because of a couple more million. if it comes down to 9 years or 10 years however, game, set, match washington. i seriously doubt the red sox are willing to go more than 8 years (which is already considered a long time by them)
and if the sox hope to avoid going more years, they their followup offer may have to be several million more than what the nats are offering per year to make up the differance. (23 million to 26 million per year for 8 years.)
my own personal opinion is that once (or if) the nats go 9 years, this contest is over.
Gilgame
Amherst , MA
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come to think of it, the only way the nats can win this is by going more years than bostan, they should just get it over with an match the red sox current deal +1 year.
Gilgame
Amherst , MA
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Do the Nats have the revenue to EVER be able to sign anyone else if they spend this much money on one player? Teixiera might want to think about that before he signs on the dotted line.
M-a-r-s
Waltonville , IL
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He doesn't care he just wants Borass to "show him the money" I say he goes to the Nads and does like Arod and makes sure he has a way to opt out in 3 years. I'm thinking they will end up going 10 years on him.
AngelFan
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do you think he has any clue how people are looking at him. like do you think he is constantly watching espn and hearing all this or do u think boras is trying to keep him away from all of it cuz he is making him look like an arse. i wouldnt put it past boras
Lallybone
Ya Motha, PA
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Furthermore I hope the Nationals suck the whole time he is there and that he just sits every post season on his couch watching the Sox and the Angels in the playoffs year after year.
AngelFan
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In that case Tuck Fexeira. I hope he is reading that.
AngelFan
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well then he is an horses ****!! i just figured with what happened with Arod when he opted out. it kinda seemed like he underminded arod and thats why arod kind of "fired him" for at lesast the negotiations with the yanks
Lallybone
Ya Motha, PA
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he is probably like......"ohhhhh they are saying Tuck Fexeira. that must be someone else. i thought they were saying **** texeria!!!! all makes sense now. they all love me" (as he starts to cry)
Lallybone
Ya Motha, PA
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Good I feel better then.
AngelFan
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You think SI could have at least used a different picture for this post instead of the one they used yesterday on this same subject.
AngelFan
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three stories about Tex this morning. SIGN already it doesn't matter to who. Just sign.
safe@home
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Yay!!!!!!
Marilyn purrs
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Must not be a fan of the big faker.
AngelFan
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If he goes to the Nats, he has officially sold his sole to the devil...
I can understand wanting to go to a "winning team" in Boston or LA, and can certainly understand wanting to play for your hometown team that you grew up rooting for. I cannot however understand going to play for the Expos, I mean Nats...
O's_Fan
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I'm now hoping Teixeira doesn't end up ANYWHERE!!!! ;)
Marilyn purrs
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If the Nats raise it to over 180 million it's all over but the singing. I know this because I just had coffee and scones with Tiexeira's wife after a seance with Tiexeira's grandmother and they both confirmed he was looking for just a smidge more money. Now if you'll excuse me I have an early meeting with the Orioles' top brass to break the bad news and see if I can't get my hands on that physical report from last Thursday.
Atro Steals Yer Base
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hahaha havent seen kingfish he past few days. i need some insider info!!
Lallybone
Ya Motha, PA
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Nobody knows what teixeiera wants and thats all part of the boras fun.
as clear it would be to come people that he would want to contend with a winner every year and sign with the red sox, it makes just as much sense if he wanted to go to a team with no real star and become the face of the franchise, others seem to think he will just sign with whatever team offers him a couple more bucks with a free bus pass.
we dont know what he wants, the only thing we know for certain is that hes a boras client and hes going to get more expensive before he gets cheaper.
the real loser in all of this is boras's other clients who might as well be in the dog house so far. until teixeira signs with SOMEONE, they are being treated like a bunch of bums.
Gilgame
Amherst , MA
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it would be awesome if he signs w the nats for 10 years.
russbaseball
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