Teixeira Watch: Part VII- Owner Says Sox Are Out

[Oriolesfan1988]

That's old news, at least in comparison to the rollercoaster of the past day.

Plus I wouldn't expect Macphail to come out in person to say we upped our offer when most put us out of contention IMO.

[pstroms33]

With the Red Sox reportedly dropping out it makes sense to me that the Yankees are not a factor either, because I don't think they would drop out if they thought the Yankees were a player. Angels, O's, and Nats seem to be the final three if this is true. I like our chances.

[mweb]

Boras basically told Yahoo that Tex had eliminated them.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AmVe2OGfsc2BxO.n4NbaOWk5nYcB?slug=ge-redsoxteixeira121808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

That's a positive sign, but based on how things have gone, can you really fully trust anything you hear until it's confirmed where Tex is going? I can't.

[Baltimoron]

You think A.J. is one of the 6-8 best pitchers in the AL??

Wat??

I can definitely name you about 12-15 AL pitchers who are better than Burnett who would make an All-Star team ahead of him next year.

OK.

The idea behind a thought experiment is to actually do the experiment.

[enzenga21]

I was reading the ESPN forums and someone posted a good point. They wondered if Maryland has a lower tax structure than any of the other states that are believed to be in contention with Tex. If so, once you are talking about money in the millions, specifically 20+ million, the taxes could amount to a lot!

Would it be logical to assume that if that is the case, Boras and Tex see that, and thus a few hundred thousand short on our part would be okay???

[MarylandTerp08]

Let's hope he hasn't decided to go back to LAA.

[dslats715]

This is too outstanding. Seriously, my mind is blown

[DiehardO's]

I just spent 2 hours reading all of the post and feel no better than when I started. This is such a rollercoaster

[OrioleBird79]

You think A.J. is one of the 6-8 best pitchers in the AL??

I can definitely name you about 12-15 AL pitchers who are better than Burnett who would make an All-Star team ahead of him next year.

Sabathia

Holladay

Matsuzaka

Felix Hernandez

Zach Greinke

Ervin Santana

James Sheilds

David Price

John Danks

Jon Lester

Cliff Lee

Here is 11 AL guys I would rank a head of Burnett.

[Crazysilver03]

I just spent 2 hours reading all of the post and feel no better than when I started. This is such a rollercoaster

I was side tracked most of the day and it felt quite relaxing.

[Marcus]

The Sox are not out lol.

[Cire]

Wow. I leave the computer for 10 minutes and a new thread is made along with seven pages of posts.

[JTrea81]

The Sox are not out lol.

Is that you John Henry? :rolleyestf:

[dslats715]

The Sox are not out lol.

Thanks Marcus, lol. :rolleyestf:

[OrioleBird79]

That's a positive sign, but based on how things have gone, can you really fully trust anything you hear until it's confirmed where Tex is going? I can't.

No. I trust this. I would say the Red Sox are done. If the Red Sox are out, then the Yankees are not likely to be in it. That doesn't mean that Teixeira to the Orioles is a slam dunk either.