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O's reportedly offer Tex $20 million/yr, 9 years

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I am going to puke if we spend that much money for that many years on any player. Please let the Nats beat us in the race to shoot ourselves in the foot! :pray:

Get over it. If there was EVER a time, place, or PLAYER to overspend on, it's MARK TEXIERA!

You're potentially looking at the next Cal for a team that hasn't had many bright spots since the original retired.

This would be like a shot of adrenaline to a team on life support... but not one that runs short term. I believe that with Tex in tow, they will come.

From the farm came the whisper in the winds, "If you sign him, they will come."

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OrioleBird79 Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Why have Tex for 9/180 why Dunn could probably be had for 4/60? Tex's OPS is 134 and Dunn's is 130... anyone else think this deal would be overpaying just a tad?

If a player is offering a player deal A, then how could team B be over paying if the same deal is offered. I see your point, but Teixeira would have a huge impact and here is why. The Orioles finally beat a team like Boston for a player. I wish he would take a slight hometown discount so we can make a run at Burnett, but since has a player really taken a discount to help a new team?

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Why have Tex for 9/180 why Dunn could probably be had for 4/60? Tex's OPS is 134 and Dunn's is 130... anyone else think this deal would be overpaying just a tad?

Dunn is probably 15 or 20 runs a year below average with his glove, while Teixeria is probably that far in the black. So Tex might be a half win a year better with the bat, three or more with the glove, and has a profile that is likely to age much better.

You can argue about price and whether three-four wins a year is worth $120M+ over a decade. But Teixeira is a significantly better player.

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When did Tex become A-Rod? He's not worth anywhere near the cash being thrown at him. Nothing like crippling our payroll for years to come...

Sure he is. 5 WAR x $5M per WAR = $25M per year. That's about what he's worth in free agency. If you don't want the O's to pay top free agents the going rates, fine, but they'll need to find ways to win without that kind of player.

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That's an obscene offer for this guy both in money and years, but at least we're serious about it instead of half-assing it. If it really gets to the point that our offer scares the Angels out of the running (and I'd assume the Yankees with their other endeavors, no idea where the Red Sox are), we might as well do what it takes to top the Nationals.

I thought 10/200 was ridiculous and if the Nationals wanted to blow that, let them, but that was under the assumption we wouldn't come close (and neither would anyone else), but if we're willing to go basically that high, why settle for second place?

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Jeeze, I was at my job where I don't have the ability to check the OH all day and I come home to this??

Honestly, at this point, I'm getting more and more anxious to get this guy on our team. I will go through the roof if we sign Tex.

Is there more to this, anything else Tex related been going on?

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I almost spit my drink out when i started reading this thread. That's a whole lot of money for him. Granted, he is a great player but no where near A-Rod's level. I would love for us to get him and prove me wrong and show all of us that he is worth that contract.

ARod's deal:

09:$32M, 10:$32M, 11:$31M, 12:$29M

Teix isn't going to make that so no need to compare.

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... and the Orioles possibly willing to go nine years for at least $20 million a year...

Perhaps the key words there are at least. I've gone on record as saying I think it's insane to throw that kind of cash at any player, considering the current state of the team, but I wonder if it was written that way in an effort to suggest that Angelos's ego might allow him to go even higher in an effort to outbid the Nationals.

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