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Baseball Musings
December 03, 2008
Teixeira and Sabathia

Dave Sheinin notes that if Tony Reagins is telling the truth about Teixeira remaining the Angels number one target, the chances of the Yankees signing Sabathia go up.

I suspect Reagins is telling the truth, which would be an important distinction -- because it would seem to signal a Sabathia-to-the-Yankees signing is imminent. To this point, the Angels were widely viewed as Sabathia's best opportunity to bridge the gap between the mega-offer he reportedly received from the Yankees (six years, $140 million) and the lesser one he received from the Brewers (six years, $100 million), while also satisfying his preference for playing on the west coast.

If the Angels are inclined to wait it out with Teixeira, rather than commit all those dollars to a pitcher, there doesn't seem to be another option out there for Sabathia (whose agent has tried, unsuccessfully it seems, to involve the Dodgers and Giants). Given the ominous economic signs surrounding the game, I wouldn't be surprised if Sabathia -- perhaps grudgingly -- jumped on the Yankees' offer, before it disappeared.

He also gives odds on various teams signing Teixeira.

If you're a team like the Yankees that freed up a ton of payroll and are getting new revenues from a new stadium, this seems like a good year to go on a free agent binge. At the moment, there doesn't seem to be much bidding going on. Why not swoop in and take three or four big names? Maybe they can get Manny, Sheets and Burnett for short term big money and let them try again in a couple of seasons when the market is better.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:53 AM | Free Agents | TrackBack (0)
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I think it's important to note that Reagins may not be telling the truth. I'm niot saying he's a liar, but any good GM is not going to make all his intentions public.

Posted by: tom at December 3, 2008 01:01 PM
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