Mark Teixeira Rumors: Sunday

Thats a very interesting prediction from Masarotti.

What is the largest contract offered to a player so far by yhe sox?

I think the Red Sox pushing hard for tex would be a really good idea but obviously the Sox have to dish Lowell somwhere else.

What seems most interesting to me about Youngmans article is that he says Tex might only want to play on the east coast, and then doesn't even mention the Yankees as a possibility.
Hes obviously not first on their list of targets but I mean come on? not even a mention?

Randy Youngman with some top-notch journalism right there. His "gut feeling" is that he won't resign with Anaheim, because he thinks it would have already happened already. How often do Boras clients looking for huge contracts sign within the first couple of weeks? How about the fact that Anaheim is still preparing their offer and haven't actually presented it to Tex yet?

I see the yankees signing Teixeira. The red sox's really dont need him. I really think their just trying to drive up the price. Also i thought the red sox's had a young 1st base prospect in the minors. But i could see the Sox's going after Jarrod S. from the rangers more and not resigning Jason V. But if the red sox's do sign him somehow you will see the yankees trade for someone that has not even come up(Prince Fielder maybe) and the red sox's will be buying their players also.

wait so the sox are a young poor team?

2nd highest pay roll, Ortiz, LOwell, Varitek, Timlin etc.... I guess that puts them right in with the Rays.

Ignorance.

No he4 did not, yet.

But he guy also forgot Dice-K,Beckett,bay. They all make in the millions. Next thing you knwo so willl Lester and Papelbum.

The yankees have young players also, Cano,Joba,Nady,Bruney,Hughes, Ramirez,Veres,Wang,Gardner

you're not suggesting the sox don't rely on their payroll?

matsuzaka cost them a $50million posting fee. nobody came within $20 of that. they got beckett in a salary dump trade, cause they could pay him and the marlins couldn't. i mean, let's be fair. there's no doubt the sox have definitely made smarter moves with their money.. but sox fans decrying yankee spending is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black.

Tex will be a yankee
8 years 175 MM

"wait so the sox are a young poor team?"

Who said and/or implied that? No one. So why exactly are you just randomly insulting Red Sox fans? Every Red Sox fan KNOWS we have a huge payroll... 4th last year by the way, behind the two new yorks and detroit.

Start Wearing Purple, Reality Check DID say that, but his post has somehow dissappeared. I will try to replicate what he said.

"The Orioles will not be able to content with young teams(Rays, Sox) and rich teams(Yanks)"
or something to that effect.

I didnt just make it up.

Ok im starting to get a little upset. Posts on this page keep dissapearing.

"Between 1997 and 2005 the most successful position player to be developed by the yanks was Andy Phillips."

Dude that was so wrong and foolsih you actualy made me smile.

During 1997 - 2005 Id say that we have had just about as many players come out of our system. I mean where do you think Robinson Cano came from, or Wang or Hughes, or Joba or Melkey? What about Alfonso Soriano, we had him for 3 1/2 years before we used him to get A-Rod.

OK so just Melky, Cano, and Soriano. What does being a position player have to do with it. Talent is Talent so I guess Im going to keep those guys on that list.

What is the difference, it shouldn't matter how a player comes out of your farm system, just that they are your player and that you didnt have to buy them.
And I would say that since Cashman has had his way, our farm system has been doing pretty good.

i dont get it.. someone explain this to me.

so the new york yankees, the team every SINGLE child growing up wants to play for them. but when they become professionals they require more money to play there. seems like the yankees over pay because these players dont in fact want to play there but the price tag is too high to say no.

the yankees don't have a legitimate hitting prospect.. unless you're willing to give up austin jackson. then you might have something.

an 80 for power.

GeneseoMC20: "I think the Red Sox pushing hard for tex would be a really good idea but obviously the Sox have to dish Lowell somwhere else."

If the Red Sox get Tex, I predict they will hold on to Lowell. He probably can't start the season right away and he'll be worth a lot more in July at deadline time than he is now as a health question mark.

Teixeira would be ridiculed with signing with the Nationals or Orioles for zillions of dollars?

Two words: Gil Meche.

Geneseo- the difference between the Sox and Yankees payroll is not negligable. The Red sox only have 64% of the Yankees payroll.

Using that logic, couldn't one also say that the Red Sox have practically the same payroll as the Brewers or Astros (and thats now what I am suggesting). There is no doubt the Red Sox have a lot of money to work with, but the Yankees spent 75 million more in 2008.
Thats 3 A-rods.

Hey im not the scout that made that assesment.

He had one atbat during spring training and he crushed a monster shot to right field. and in his one season at single A ball he did very well.

He's a legitamate prospect.

Your completely missing the point GeneseoMC20 my argument had nothing to do with whether the Sox are a wealthy team or not. My argument was that the Orioles will be bad for the next ten years because they have no pitching and are in a division in which the Sox, Yanks, and Rays will continue to be good. Your making an argument out of nothing, typical Yanks fan

Teixeira will be in a Red Sox uniform come 2009.

Yanks will get CC and Burnett.

"But if the red sox's do sign him somehow you will see the yankees trade for someone that has not even come up(Prince Fielder maybe) and the red sox's will be buying their players also."

Call me when Boston routinely outspends the next highest team by 50 million.

Hell, let me know when Boston or any other organization crosses the 200 million mark.

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soxfreak13:

YOur arguements are so lame. In your eyes everything and everyone related to the Yanks sucks and everything related to Boston is gold. Give me a break. Was the Rodriguez you refered to Arod or Ivan? And this comment that all the FA's the Sucks trade for have huge upside...Lowell? Drew? Lugo? Schilling? Who exactly did they get as cheap? The Beckett, Lowell trade was a good one for a year and I would do it in a heart beat (Beckett for Ramirez) but let's not act as if you robbed the Marlins. Hanley is a MVP type player meanwhile you've invested a lot of money in Lowell and Beckett will be going into his last year (2010 option year) and will require lot's of money as well. Meanwhile you're stillsearching for a starting SS (Renteria, Cabrera, Lugo and now Lowrie who hit .258 w/ 2 hrs last year). If Beckett has another good year he'll be asking for Zito type money as well. And for all this talk the Yanks haven't signed a big FA from another team in years (Pavano, Damon, Matsui). Last year all of our signings were to retain our own players (Rivera, Posada, Arod and Pettite). And for the record CC never said he doesn't want to pitch in the AL east. Thru "friends" and "sources" they've said he prefers a NL west coast team because he grew up in LA and likes to hit. Doesn't mean he will only sign with one of those teams (Giants, Dodgers). Also, why does anyone care what the Yanks offered? It was common knowledge that CC want a deal better than Santana (6 yrs/137 mil). The Yanks know that someone will offer more than the Brew's $100 mil. We don't need to play games. let's lay it on the line and set the bar where we know it'll eventually end. Why submitt a sub-par offfer to him?

people forget how championship teams are built. from 96 to 01 the yankees were built on the farm and key trades much like the recent red sox teams. when those players get old its hard to replace them draft wise when you have last picks and any other round is a gamble, so they sign guys. the red sox will do the same thing when they get old, not to mention mulityear deals to youk, pedroia, pap, ellsbury and lester is a few years and lets see whos payroll is low.

Youngman's most recent "gut" feeling from a couple of weeks ago: "Youngman expects the Angels to make Mark Teixeira an offer before their exclusive rights to him expire Thursday. He predicts a six or seven year offer for about $20MM per season" Wrong again Randy.