Orange County Register

LA Times: A source says the Nationals are willing to meet Mark Teixeira’s demand for 10 years, at a rate of about $20 million per.

You’d think Teixeira would want to play for a winner (as he said), but it seems like it’s always the mediocre team that offers blow-me-away money (Giants and Zito, Rockies and Hampton, Rangers and ARod, etc). The Nationals and the Orioles (who are willing to go nine years, per the same report) might be the drunk guys at the auction this year.

This sort of conflicts with an earlier report that the Nationals have offered $150 million. And it could always be someone close to Teixeira starting rumors to try to drive the price up.

I asked a few weeks ago how much Teixeira is worth, but now that a few deals have been signed, lets see if any minds are changed.

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• Furcal to A’s not dead yet.
• KRod a great Angel, or the greatest Angel?
• Sabathia inflated? No way.
• Rumors, gossip and speculation
• Boras keeps talking
• Ten years for Teixeira anyone’s guess
• How much is Teixeira worth?
• Economy makes it good off-season to be Angels.

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