Teixeira watch part IX....The final stages?

[bird watcher]

Angels may have been driven out by a new price if Boras told them the offer on the table that beat them, and they needed to go higher. But whose offer is it?

It is Boras' offer.

[jcroemer]

I'm bad at math but you're right about that. If we just add that one more year, Teixiera is an Oriole along with the news we've heard. And if the Red Sox are indeed out (I know, I know but....). And if the Yankees haven't even submitted a bid and haven't made noise.

If the FO acted swiftly we could see a presser tomorrow at 4, eh?

[hihop07]

It is Boras' offer.

LAWL! :clap3: The mystery team is in fact Scott Boras!

[zff4]

Just gonna come down to whether we outbid the Nats...

I seem to recall there were reports that the Nats would have to pay a premium? So if true, we don't need to outbid them.

So Boston and us? Unless Cashman is truly in stealth mode.

[stomperspc]

You can tell this is coming to an end because the information that is out there is starting to become more consistent and teams are starting to drop out. I also like our positioning as it is coming down to the wire. It appears the O's have the best offer in terms of money per year on the table. I have a hard time believing, if the only thing standing in our way is adding an eighth year and a million dollars per year, that we won't just do that to get it done.

I wonder if Tex indicated to the Angels that he doesn't want to play on the west coast (at least without a blow away offer) and that is why they officially dropped out. The national media has been saying for a couple of days now that Tex is going to start eliminating teams. This might be part of that.

[Mike B]

An eighth year at the same annual rate should bring the O's to 8yr/$171.4MM

PGA has the money. Round the darn thing up and get this over with. Come on PGA, Merry Christmas to the fans.

[hihop07]

If the FO acted swiftly we could see a presser tomorrow at 4, eh?

Why stop at 4? Why not say a presser at noon? That way we can sit back eating lunch watching Mark Teixiera don a Baltimore Oriole jersey.

[SBOriole]

If the FO acted swiftly we could see a presser tomorrow at 4, eh?

There is a lot out there right now that would make it very likely to see an offer within the next 24-hours followed by the end. Those beautiful words, Mark has agreed to terms with the Baltimore Orioles.

[Billy Boy]

If the numbers are right 8/175 seems like a winner. The more time goes by, the more I believe that Teix, does not want to play in Boston. Something is holding up the Red Sox deal and you havto believe it is the allure of playing at home. I think we can all agree that the Orioles are not the boldest or most creative franchise in MLB but if we can muster up a large dose of both and drop that 8th year, this thing wil be over and the week someone speculated wouldbe the worst in Baltimore sports history could becomethe best.

Look at it this way PGA, after 11 years the Oriole fan deserves a big Christmas present. Put a bow on Tex and place him under the tree.

I do have to agree with this and I did read somewhere earlier today that Tex is on board with what Boras is selling. It went on to say that he is just about as on board as AROD was when Boras was working his deal.

We do know the following:

1. Tex wants to play on the east coast.

2. He wants a lot of money

3. His favorite team growing up was the orioles.

I believe at one point Tex even stated that if the Nats offered 200/10 he wouldn't take it. It's an interesting thought that maybe all of this is just to drive up the price of the Orioles and that he's wanted to play for them all along.

Thoughts?

[jcroemer]

You can tell this is coming to an end because the information that is out there is starting to become more consistent and teams are starting to drop out. I also like our positioning as it is coming down to the wire. It appears the O's have the best offer in terms of money per year on the table. I have a hard time believing, if the only thing standing in our way is adding an eighth year and a million dollars per year, that we won't just do that to get it done.

I wonder if Tex indicated to the Angels that he doesn't want to play on the west coast (at least without a blow away offer) and that is why they officially dropped out. The national media has been saying for a couple of days now that Tex is going to start eliminating teams. This might be part of that.

I read in many of the articles about the Angels withdrawing that Tex told them he wanted to play in the East. Period.

[Peace21]

Does AM even work on Sundays?

[Billy Boy]

I read in many of the articles about the Angels withdrawing that Tex told them he wanted to play in the East. Period.

I've considered the Angels out of this one for awhile now. I don't know why anyone was concerned. He said that location was a factor and he wanted to play on the east coast.

[jcroemer]

Does AM even work on Sundays?

I can't imagine that this news passed without a lot of phone calls being exchanged between Orioles officials... and hopefully Scott Boras

[jcroemer]

I've considered the Angels out of this one for awhile now. I don't know why anyone was concerned. He said that location was a factor and he wanted to play on the east coast.

Concerned isn't the right word. The fact the Angels made this official is a significant development.

[tvdoc]

Schmuck makes a really good point if in fact the Red Sox are out:

What scares me is Roch still thinks Tex signs with the Red Socks. He knows things we don't and besides 99% of the time Roch is right on.