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I don't think that would do it either. That seems to be about the same that other teams will offer him. And as has been pointed out, if the money is the same, Tex would probably go to a team that is already a perennial contender.
that probably won't be enough, but who knows if that's really the offer.
it's OFFICIAL, we've offered Tex 8 yrs/160 mil! I've been pretty quiet on the Tex sweepstakes, but i say go all out and offer 10 yrs/200 mil!
ESPN just said we offered Tex 8/160.
8/160 is what CC got, i believe.8/160 is a serious offer, but we're gonna have to raise this bid if we want Tex. we gotta pay the "sucky team" tax. that's an extra year and an extra 20 mill or so.
We quoted some idiotic/delusional orioles fans from one of their sites, is it possible some of them are scouring our site and quoting some of us and laughing their asses off and calling us idiotic/delusional?
that's likely what it will take.
I hadn't heard the news until ESPN just reported the offer. I yelled "YES!" at the top of my lungs for about two minutes. Basically, this news opens up two possibilities: the Lerners are serious about spending money, and could raise the payroll to something in the realm of $80-$100. Or, they're trying to sign Tex as a bandaid, and won't sign anyone else of magnitude (shades of Alfonso Soriano).
CC got 7/161 or 23 mil per.
yes, more than likely.we're all delusional along the BW Parkway.
I have a feeling that we're getting played.
well, we've already traded for Willingham/Olsen.
that's freaking deflating.
the only team that makes the first public offer and gets their man at the first offered price is the Yankees.I hope to god I am wrong. if we can get him for 8/160, i'll try and do cartwheels in my house.
Scott Boras addressed a massive pack of reporters here at the Bellagio. Mark Teixeira, the most prominent free agent reamaining, has received contract offers from every team with interest (presumably the Red Sox, Angels, Nationals, Orioles, and Yankees), he said.
Make that Nationals Red in the picture above. Sources within the Nationals Organization tell the Central Maine Sports Blog that the Nationals are "99% certain they will land slugger Mark Teixeira. Teixeira has narrowed the field down to the Red Sox and Nationals, with Teixeira and his family favoring Washington, and Boras pushing for the Red Sox."
That's ugly...I don't want to even think about paying a 41-year old first baseman over 20 mil a year.
He's 28 now, 10 years means he's 38 at the end of his deal. I can live with that.
