From the Hot Stove Report on MLB.com: "According to a Major League source, the club has offered the switch-hitting first baseman an eight-year, $160 million contract that would pay Teixeira an average of $20 million per season. The Nationals would not confirm the dollar figures."
They have competition--from the Baltimore Orioles: "a published report said that the Orioles offered Teixeira a seven-year, $150 million contract."
This is clearly a huge mistake. Mark Teixeira, 5 years ago, might have been worth this kind of money.
Is he a very good to great player? Yes he is. But paying for 7 to 8 years of him? That's fucking crazy. It would make more sense to offer him an average of $25 million per year for the next 4 years. Seven or eight year contracts just don't make sense. For his career, he is under .300; he averages 100 Strikeouts per year; right around 30 HR per year. I'm all for giving a big-hitting player big money. But for 7 or 8 years? That's fucking crazy, end of story.
Let another team pay that much, put some money into your farm system and find the next Mark Teixeira, lock him into a long-term deal, and save yourself $50 million.
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I kind of laughed my ass off when I heard this.
Takes lessonses froms Angelos' Orioleses, my preciousss...
AND he's a first baseman. As a former 3rd baseman, he's definitely a strong fielder but not enough so to hack it at the hot corner. Just look at the stats and see all the 1st baseman hitting 30 dingers and 100 rbi... he's one of at least 10-15.
Here's 16 players who can easily hit that line at first base: Morneau, Pujols, Berkman, Lee, Pena, Howard, Fielder, Cabrera, Konerko, Youkilis, Giambi, Delgado, Gonzalez, Jacobs, Laroche and Votto.
Stupid waist of money...
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