The Teixeira Watch: Part V - AM says the O's "have flexibility" on Tex

[TiredofLosing20]

If there are 5 bidders for something, and you are the lowest bidder, how can that not be considered cheap?

If you are bidding for a car and the bid goes over and beyond what you deem its value to be, that is not cheap that is smart.

I still contend that if we are only $10mm from the final bid, we will match the offer. If the best offer goes much beyond that then we won't. What AM is not going to do is increase his bid and be used as a pawn. I think he cryptically made that point yesterday. We have an offer that appears to be in the ball park of other teams offers. If Tex is serious about coming here then we have flexibility but he is not going to increase his bid for Boras to use to drive the price up on others. He isn't going to get into a bidding war. Partially because it is stupid and partially because we aren't the Yankees. It is actually very smart. By keeping his bid in the neighborhood of others while not the highest, and then saying there is "flexibility" he is essentially putting it on Boras and Tex to come back to him and trust me Boras isn't going to not come back to the O's.

[siz07]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

[jcroemer]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

Don't put a lot of stock into what Olney says.

[NewMarketSean]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

I see it more like 4 or 5 weeks.

[KyleBoller4Prez]

If you are bidding for a car and the bid goes over and beyond what you deem its value to be, that is not cheap that is smart.

I still contend that if we are only $10mm from the final bid, we will match the offer. If the best offer goes much beyond that then we won't. What AM is not going to do is increase his bid and be used as a pawn. I think he cryptically made that point yesterday. We have an offer that appears to be in the ball park of other teams offers. If Tex is serious about coming here then we have flexibility but he is not going to increase his bid for Boras to use to drive the price up on others. He isn't going to get into a bidding war. Partially because it is stupid and partially because we aren't the Yankees. It is actually very smart. By keeping his bid in the neighborhood of others while not the highest, and then saying there is "flexibility" he is essentially putting it on Boras and Tex to come back to him and trust me Boras isn't going to not come back to the O's.

What if there aren't many other cars, and the only one's left have transmission problems and bad brakes? I think that will effect your bidding.

[Methodology]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

If Tex wants this done by a certain date then it is Boras's obligation to get it done by that set date. Also this is holding up the rest of the FA market.

[TiredofLosing20]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

Of course. The goal is to stretch it out to exhaustion. The longer this goes the higher the price tag goes. It is typical Boras.

[olddogger]

The 7/$150M offer is just the ante.

Putting that offer up gets us a seat at the table with the other players.

It isn't "cheap", it isn't "the lowest offer", it isn't anything more than the ante.

AM & PGA now get to play the game.

I don't believe for a second that AM or PGA thought 7/150 would "get it done".

But you don't get a chance to make the winning bid unless you're sitting at the table with the other players.

The O's are now sitting at the table and playing their cards (albeit close to the vest), which is the best place we can be until the game is over.

[Sports Guy]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

Of course...I said the other day that it isn't likely to happen before the weekend...Just not the way it works normally with a Boras client.

This will likely drag out through the weekend and into the beginning of next week.

[Hank Scorpio]

just watched sportscenter and olney says this can go another 4 or 5 days

Which I don't really believe, either. Or you could believe Peter Gammons, who two days ago said this would be resolved in 48 hours.

This is just another example of taking everything you hear with a grain of salt.

[jcroemer]

I feel very confident now that Boras put everyone on hold until the Yankees throw their hat in the ring on Tex.

The question is: Do the Yanks want Tex or Manny more? Gosh, they just spent a quarter billion on two pitchers...

[O's Fan83]

Good news everyone.

A while ago, my wife said that Tex would sign with the O's the day I received the "new bird" hat from MLB.com.

Guess what I just got???

Its in the bag... literally.

[TiredofLosing20]

What if there aren't many other cars, and the only one's left have transmission problems and bad brakes? I think that will effect your bidding.

Well that would play into what you deem the value of the car you are bidding on is, but that is subjective. Also important are opportunity costs of committing $160 or more million to one player.

While I would love to sign Tex, I don't think that if we don't we are doomed forever.

[DuffMan]

I just wanted to take a moment to mention how much I loathe Scott Boras

[jcroemer]

Good news everyone.

A while ago' date=' my wife said that Tex would sign with the O's the day I received the "new bird" hat from MLB.com.

Guess what I just got???

Its in the bag... literally.[/quote']

Mine was on backorder... does this mean I should look for mine today or tomorrow? Excellent!