Teixeira Interested In Washington?

He'll be a Red Sox.

Then go to Baltimore.

If he wants to play near maryland.

well, "a person familiar with Teixeira's thinking" should know! Only in baseball hot stove can journalists get away with this kind of "attribution."

Anyway, having followed Tex to and from Atlanta, I'm convinced that he will go where he makes the most money. Now, that might not be just salary... it might include potential promotional contracts, etc. But ultimately, he will follow the money, and that probably doesn't lead to DC or Baltimore.

I will laugh hysterically if he signs with the Nats...

Get 1 good pitcher before breaking the bank on a 20mil 1B, especially when you already have Nick Johnson and Young. Extend the youngsters who are performing well. Tex isn't going to increase attendance anymore than Soriano did. They are also idiots for not trading Soriano when they had the chance.

Well i remember reading a couple of yrs ago or so he would like to play close to home..... I don't know if its true now. But if he wants to go home he will, its not up to his agent.... So we shall see.

I also live in Baltimore and I think that Tex knows that he will get the most endorsements in Baltimore. Being a season ticket holder for 5 years now the clamor for Tex has grown in the park and all throughout Baltimore year by year. If and that is a big IF he comes here he will be the hero of the franchise and no matter what the results are on the field he will never be booed or mistreated. Having gone to High School with him for 3 years I know that Tex was a big Orioles fan and his dream was always to come here.

Tex will mroe llikely go to the orioles than the NAtionals. Regardless, either team is gonna have to pay some serious $$$$ to land him, excluding the hometown vibe.

also, Land-Man, The nationals have good pitchiing Up and coming. Jordan Zimmerman (who is expected to be in the 2009 rotation) is one of thier top pitching prospects. Olsen will be a consistent innigns eater for the nationals and Lannan was very effective last year (he just didnt have the run support). Lannan is a potential ace. Beyond those 3 though, things get a bit iffy. I like Tim Redding as a #3 or 4 starter but he needs to stay consistent. I get the feeling the nats will star 2009 with some rotation resembling this: Olsen, Lannan,Redding, J. Zimmerman, hill/bergmann/balester.

I wouldn't be surprised if we see Detwiler or some other highly touted pitching prospect in the rotation this season. I still think Shairon Martis is too young for the rotation.

IF , and thats a big IF, the Nats landd Tex, Nick Johnson is the backup, with out a doubt as they demoted Young to AAA a few weeks ago

teix will just as soon go to the ravens to play right tackle than play 1b for either of those teams.

"I think angels take Tex and washington takes dunn and Griffey and gets pitching and becomes a playoff contender"

Why would Washington want both of these guys? Dunn--maybe. Griffey--no chance.

the nats didn't even exist when Tex lived in Maryland he's obviously an Orioles fan. This was more his way of saying that the Orioles (and I guess the Nats assuming the O's werent interested even though they are) aren't crazy for thinking there's an option for a hometown discount (or at least possibility he comes here). Not to mention Mt St Joe (his high school) is located in Catonsville which is like right outside Baltimore. This is just an instance of a DC reporter asking the right questions...

this is just bill ladson being a biased homer again... all this source said was that he might want to play at home and ladson takes that as wanting to play for the nationals. considering washington wasn't even his home, bill ladson is an idiot

"Washington takes dunn and Griffey and gets pitching and becomes a playoff contender"

That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

negotiations are bound to hit a snag when they ask teix, upon signing, to simultaneously play first, shortstop, left, and pitch 4 out of 5 days.

Cards sign Trever Miller pending physical on Thursday, no link to it yet but Bernie Miklasz reported it over at his forum.

bjsguess is bang-on
if this was the end of his career, maybe
just my impression of the player is that the angels would be stupid, yea, he'll put up numbers: but cold, calculating isn't what they need
mercenaries can work with the yankees and bosox

the angels need – to quote rod stewart from long ago – PASSION

Well, the supposed talk is that the Orioles are about to launch a real personalized pitch to Tex which may involve Jim Palmer and Cal Ripken. Those guys are likely to have been his boyhood gods growing up. Now if you were a player coming up in the 70s as a Yankee fan, came of age in the 80s, and, say, Mickey Mantle comes and hangs out with you for a day and talks about the daily life of being a Yankee, to try to get you to sign with the Yankees (which weren't good teams in the 80s), you would still think long and hard about it. The issue with being a fan is that pure logic has little to do with it. A lot of it is based on an oftentimes irrational wish.

If this was a pure logic problem simply about winning, then the Red Sox, Yankees, and Angels would be the easy choice. End of story. The other issues that we seem to downplay and not have so much access to is the human factors in these deals. For instance a lot of times a major factor in why some Latin players go to certain markets is because of the pre-existing Latin communities that already reside there. Ichiro had many clubs courting his services, but he chose Seattle because of the prevalent Japanese community there. This stuff does matter.

basemonkey - I don't think we are that far apart in our evaluations. I do think that Baltimore is headed in the right direction. They do have a good group coming and have some good pieces the build around. But, under the best of circumstances the O's are still several years away. Is Tex really going to want to play for a last place team for the next few years?

More importantly, is it in the best interest of Orioles to lock Tex down right now? Personally, I think they need to wait until they are closer. There are plenty of good 1B that are projected to be available in a year or two. Why not save your $40m and put it towards the next great FA 1B following the '10 offseason?

Why not sign with the Nats you know that if they are not good in the next year or two you will get traded anyway. I can't see why anyone would be mad if he signed with the Nats.

I'm a Mets fan, but a DC resident. And having been to a number of Nats games last season, I can tell you that when healthy they actually have a decent lineup.

So their off-season signings completely depend on what their goal is for this season.

1. They want to be a better team and be more competitive. As I said, their lineup (when healthy) is decent, but what they really need is pitching - and lots of it. If they want to be more competitive, they would go out and sign two starters. Maybe Garland and someone else. They don't need to be top of the line guys, just guys that get the job done.

2. They want to increase ticket attendance. Sorry, but Garland doesn't increase attendance. Dunn and Tex would. I'd bet on them going this route, if only because attendance was so poor last year...and they really need the money.

Players do not hire Scott Boras if they are willing to give a "hometown discount". Players hire Scott Boras for one reason..to make the most money possible. The Angels, and if truly interested the Sox and Yanks are all capable of blowing any offer the Nats or O's put out there.

And to whomever said he would get the most endorsements in Balt..are you nuts??? Boston, LA and NY would provide more "outside" money in one year that Balt could provide in 10.

RedSox: Why wouldn't the Nats spend the money for Tex? So what they'd spend 30 million on 3 players at one posistion, if the the Yanks or Sox acquired him they'd have the same problem. The Yanks already are spending the $5 mil buyout on Giambi, would have to move Swisher in the outfield and choose between benching his $5.3 mil contract or Nady's which will prob. be in the same area after arb. Both players were also brought in through trades meaning you have to factor in that wasted value. Not to mention the fact that within a couple years either Posada, Arod, or Jeter will need to play an easier position. Either way the Yanks will have more than $10 million riding on the bench. The Sox will be in the same boat with Lowell's contract and him riding the bench. 1B is not a position of strength for the Nats Young and Johnson are both in the last year of their deals and their closest prospect is 3 years away. Young has already been sent to the minors and if they acquire Tex would be more or less cut.

Yankeegirl: Don't be so sure they can "blow away an offer" all those other teams have over a $100 million more committed already and have other larger needs. The barometer of success for the Angels, Sox and Yanks is a WS next year. O's and Nats don't have those expectations, just a 10-15 game improvement next year would be good. Those teams can look at it as invest $20 mil a year in tex this year, and $20mil+ next year in pitching + waiting for prospects. Tex is not Manny he can be part of a rebuilding process. The Angels, Yanks and Sox have additional areas they need to address that will cost tens of millions of dollars. The Nats and O's are in a big market if the fans come out to say see Tex and an improved team they can afford $100 million dollar payroll as well.

As for endorsements I actually think you are the one that is mistaken. Yes its easier to get National endorsements when playing in a large market but we aren't talking about playing in Boise Idaho here, Balt-DC is a pretty decent market size. And in Baltimore Tex would be the top dog, and recieve all the local marketing deals. With the Yanks he would be behind at least Jeter, Arod, Petitte if he stays, Mo, and CC if he signs, same with other major cities as well.

"I feel bad that Bowden is out and out lying to nats fans by faking interest in Teixeira."

Bowden may be an idiot but he's not faking interest. If Tex is serious about wanting to play near Maryland then a potential discount is worth exploring.

"They already have 2 1B"

The answer is Young and Johnson. The question is name a pair of first basemen who you wouldn't want on your team.

"Seriously, how does this garbage make any sense?"

Did it make any sense when the Rangers offered a ground breaking contract to ARod.

Steveo-I meant something more along the lines of "If he chooses to play for the O's or Nats, he'll pick whoever offers the most money." Poor original wording on my part.

he was there when the rangers spent all their money on one guy. they resented a-rod for 3 years and couldn't wait to get him outta there. i doubt teix would make the same mistake.

that said, i hope he goes. he'll put up his numbers, do his thing, but ultmately he'll waste away there... he'll be barry sanders. mitch richmond. brian dennehey in that bobby knight biopic.