Mark Teixeira News

Will Teixeira's next owner suffer 'Winner's Curse'?
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November 19
Orange County Register
 
"There's a phenomenon in auctions known as the winner's curse. It basically says that the winner bidding against other motivated buyers will tend to overpay, making him no winner at all. In baseball off-seasons like this one, it'd make sense that the winner's curse will entangle many of the teams that sign a big-money free agent, then wake up the next morning with a hangover and an overpriced pitcher who looks like Carlos Silva. The biggest free agent of all the offensive players is Mark Teixeira, and it's no surprise that the Angels are thought to be chasing him. He's young, he's got a good beat and you can dance to him - he's a hit. But all those bidders - Angels, National, Orioles, ..."
Orioles need to treat Teixeira like real blue-chip recruit
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November 18
Baltimore Sun
 columnist Dan Connolly
"The Orioles have taken the first step in their pursuit of Maryland-born first baseman Mark Teixeira. "We have had discussions with his representative," club president Andy MacPhail said yesterday. The Orioles contacted Teixeira's agent, Scott Boras, on Friday, the first day clubs were allowed to officially court free agents, MacPhail said. There were no offers; Boras indicated he would get back to the Orioles when he wanted to talk specifics. It was simply an initial conversation between two deliberate, thorough men in a process that will take weeks, maybe months before resolution. The waiting game begins, but the Orioles shouldn't sit back and enjoy the music while they're on hold. They ..."
Orioles need to treat Teixeira like real blue-chip recruit
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November 18
Baltimore Sun
 column by Dan Connolly
"The Orioles have taken the first step in their pursuit of Maryland-born first baseman Mark Teixeira. "We have had discussions with his representative," club president Andy MacPhail said yesterday. The Orioles contacted Teixeira's agent, Scott Boras, on Friday, the first day clubs were allowed to officially court free agents, MacPhail said. There were no offers; Boras indicated he would get back to the Orioles when he wanted to talk specifics. It was simply an initial conversation between two deliberate, thorough men in a process that will take weeks, maybe months before resolution. The waiting game begins, but the Orioles shouldn't sit back and enjoy the music while they're on hold. They ..."
Signing 1B Mark Teixeira worth chaos for Boston Red Sox
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November 18
Boston Herald
 columnist Gerry Callahan
"In a perfect world, he would be the perfect player, a cleanup hitter who beats up on opposing pitchers and keeps his hands off the hired help. He would command $20 million a year, but unlike the last Red Sox player who pulled down that kind of dough, the team would get more than a good bat for its buck. The Sox also would get some leadership, pride and respect for others in the organization. His teammates wouldn’t feel like they were living with Lindsay Lohan for eight months a year. The manager wouldn’t feel like he had 24 ballplayers and one Saudi prince in his clubhouse. The owners wouldn’t feel like chumps for forking over $3 million a month to a guy who doesn’t tip clubhouse kids. In ..."
A good sign if Red Sox want Mark Teixeira
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November 17
Boston Herald
 
"Attempting to ascertain the level of interest the Red Sox have in free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira isn’t easy. The Red Sox steadfastly refuse to signal how hard - or even, whether - they will pursue the switch-hitting slugger. But only a few days into the free agency period, this much is clear: If the Sox want Teixeira, they won’t have to outbid the New York Yankees to get him. That much became evident after the Yanks acquired Nick Swisher in a five-player deal with the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. While Swisher can play all three outfield spots and the Yankees currently have openings in center and right, it’s widely assumed that Swisher will be the team’s everyday first baseman. ..."
Teixeira Attracts Odd Suitor in Nats
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November 14
Washington Post
 
"If you thought the lowly Tampa Bay Rays vanquishing the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series last month was baseball's ultimate David-over-Goliath moment, imagine a scenario in which the Washington Nationals, losers of 102 games and immeasurable amounts of local goodwill and national reputation in 2008, went head-to-head against the Red Sox for the services of potentially the most expensive free agent in eight years -- and won. A free agent market marked by a lack of depth but a galaxy's worth of star power at its elite level officially opens for business today. And no story line -- not the mercenary wanderings of outfielder Manny Ramírez, nor the potentially ..."
Teixeira's a money player
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November 8
Boston Globe
 columnist Tony Massarotti
"In the baseball agent's perfect world, the consummate free agent would have the leverage of past achievement, the promise of youth. He would be tall. He would be strong. He would hit from both sides of the plate, possess Gold Glove credentials. And he would be regarded as a true professional. Most important, he would be coveted by those who matter most. Mark Teixeira just completed his sixth major league season in October, when he went 7 for 15 (a .467 average) with four walks for the Los Angeles Angels against the Red Sox in his first career postseason appearance. He will not turn 29 until April. Teixeira is a switch-hitter with a career OPS of .935 from the left side of the plate, .912 ..."
Bombers like Mark Teixeira
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November 7
New York Daily News
 
"The Yankees would love to fit Mark Teixeira for pinstripes in the coming weeks, but is the star first baseman tailor-made for New York? On the field, there's no question that Teixeira, a 28-year-old, switch-hitting first baseman with two Gold Gloves, would be a perfect addition for the Yankees, who are looking to fill the hole vacated by free agent Jason Giambi. But is Teixiera, who has played for Texas, Atlanta and Anaheim, ready to handle the pressure that comes along with a nine-figure contract with the Yankees? "I don't see him as a guy who would let the pressure get to him," said one major league executive at the GM meetings that ended here Thursday. "He doesn't live a very public ..."
Boras expects busy Teixeira market
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November 5
Orange County Register
 
"Agent Scott Boras said he expects "the marketplace for Mark Teixeira is going to be very aggressive." For Boras, "aggressive" means he expects a "volume of teams would absolutely be interested in" the free agent first baseman who he pegged as "a franchise player" of the same status as Manny Ramirez. Not coincidentally, Ramirez also is a Boras client and free agent this offseason. "I think he fits all dimensions for a number of teams," Boras said of Teixeira of Tuesday at the St. Regis Resort where baseball GMs are holding meetings this week, a precursor to the Winter Meetings next month. Boras is spending his days at the resort meeting with teams regarding a number of his clients - ..."
Teixeira would be nice fit for Yankees
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November 5
The Journal News
 
"Baseball's General Manager Meetings started yesterday with a somber message from commissioner Bud Selig, who warned the group via video that they had to take the nation's declining economy into account as they make decisions. A few hours later, agent Scott Boras held court in the lobby of the posh St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and laughed at the idea of salaries being restrained. "These franchises have a lot of hay in the barn," he said. "They can look at it differently." Boras represents several prominent free agents, including Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez and left-hander Oliver Perez of the Mets. In his world, there are thresholds to breach, not barriers to cower behind. "We have record ..."
Plenty Of Interest For Teixeira
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November 1
Boston Globe
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"Agent Scott Boras declined to confirm that the Sox were one of six teams who immediately contacted him after free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira formally filed, but the Sox are expected to make Teixeira one of their primary targets. Unsurprisingly, the bidding for Teixeira could be steep. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels are also believed to be in the hunt for Teixeira, a 28-year-old switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate. Major league rules prohibit teams from discussing financial terms with free agents until after the final full day of filings Nov. 13. Until that time, teams can only express their level of interest in the player along with any other pertinent ..."
Mark Teixeira keeps adding to free agent resume
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October 6
Boston Herald
 
"First baseman Mark Teixeira should be an offseason priority for the Los Angeles Angels. Teixeira was one several position players in the Angels lineup for last night’s Game 3 of the Division Series against the Red Sox whose contract expires at the end of the season. Before last night’s 5-4 win in 12 innings that kept the Angels alive, Teixeira wouldn’t speculate about his future plans. But the switch-hitting basher with two gold gloves will have many hot-stove suitors in the free agent market - topped by the Angels and the Yankees, who will be looking to replace Jason Giambi. “I’ve enjoyed my time (in Anaheim) and it’s a nice place to have a little 2-month vacation for my family,” said ..."
Angels' Teixeira shaped by adversity
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September 30
Orange County Register
 
"When most of us leave high school, we leave behind the principal, too. Mark Teixeira's closest confidant, outside his kin, is Barry Fitzpatrick, principal at Mount St. Joseph, in south Baltimore. When most of us get to college, we anticipate a long experimental search through various Mr. and Ms. Rights and Wrongs before we find the lifelong match. Mark Teixeira went to a party at Georgia Tech his freshman year and met Leigh. "I found the girl I'm going to marry," he told Fitzpatrick over the phone the next day, and he indeed did. Most of us vaguely realize that the world will land hard on us one day. We just never think it will be today, or tomorrow. By the time he left Baltimore, Teixeira ..."
Blasts from their past?
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September 30
Boston Globe
 
"If you could pick about five hitters in baseball who could be tagged with the label "perfect for the Red Sox," Mark Teixeira likely would have his name in capital letters. It's no secret the current Sox regime always has coveted the switch-hitting first baseman. The old guard of general manager Dan Duquette and farm director Wayne Britton did, too. They drafted him out of Mount St. Joseph's High School in Catonville, Md., in the ninth round in 1998 and were interested enough to concoct a story that Teixeira wanted to go to college so they could get him later in the draft after telling him they'd pick him in the first round. The strategy worked in one sense, that they were able to draft ..."
Teixeira tries to keep emotions in check