22 mil/yr 6 years. Of course he will turn it down and sign with the the yanks for 26 mil per year for 8 years.

So why worry about it?

Don’t go higher than that on the years, perhaps on the $$$

If that won’t do it, sod it, he can pack up his trailer and piss off back up the interstate.

Use the money you save from buying out GA to put toward signing Teixeira to a deal. Sit down with Boras now, to find out how much it is going to take to resign him, and try and find a way to sign him without turning our payroll into a Yankees type of situation.

would be to ask Teixiera (NOT Boras) if he really wants to stay here.

Based on other comments I have seen posted here on HH, I have my doubts. So, no reasonable amount of money or length of contract will work…and Boras will just play teams against one another to drive up the final contract.

Try — hard with Scott Boras, to be sure — to create a sense of urgency, maybe offering a sweet deal (7/150 or something) in a 30-day window. The whole team’s construction changes wildly depending on whether he signs, so we need to know ASAP.

He’s worth it, do whatever it takes to keep him here.

I beg you to keep U Haul here. He has a chance to be a Hall of Famer. Give up as much money as he wants, and let Frankie and Johnny and Judy. I think I’m speaking for most Angel Fans. PLEASE SIGN HIM ARTE!

Spend the money on Frankie.

KIDDING!

But I wonder if anyone is actually going to say anything different than spend Frankie money on Uhaul.

we have around 37 mill to spend to keep the payroll where Arte wants it. We need to figure out what to do in LF one bulpen spot and one SP spot. We are already paying Kelvim, so here’s to hoping he can come back and be our closer (that way he is not throwing a lot of innings on a rebuilt arm)
By signing Tex a lot of pieces can fall into place, you can offer him 7-8 years at 21-22 a year, you can then offer GA 6-7 mil for 1 year plus an option year, give Lackey his 5 mil raise. that leaves anywhere from 3-5 mil left over for small time free agents that need to be signed or to retain Figgy with his raise whatever, the important piece is Texiera. IF he leaves Lackey has stated that offense is important in his re-uping decision. He might want to leave. We have the money (37 mil to play with)
Lets lock up our next Vlad for years to come, Imagine getting vlad before his knees went bad

whatever it takes. I’ll even help. I got a couple of bucks in my wallet.

$22 million (or however much) being a lot now, but could possibly be a decent deal 8 years down the road. Yeah I know all the economy bs thats going on, but I don’t quite see another Black Thursday coming.

I say do whatever it takes. If that means spend an extra $2 million more per year than we wanted, DO IT. This guy is worth every penny.

GMJ started out great too….what happened to him?
HK started out great….what happened to him?

please please don’t let Tex do that next year if we sign him.

This guy is a young stud who will be worth whatever he ends up getting.

And if you don’t, don’t sign anyone.

I’m poor. Rabbit ears on a 27" TV poor. Poverty and unemployment kinda poor. I made it to three games this season, splurging to spend more money on my credit card just to see the Angels play. I took my two year/old to his first game this year. I’m so poor that I usually don’t buy anything at the stadium.

It seems the first obstacle we face in bringing Teix back is location. If we can get past that, throw everything you can into bringing him back, monetarily. My poorassness situation is improving, and with a Teix resign, I promise to spend all my hard earned pay on jersey’s, hats, and other merchandise by going to more games in ’09.

Thanks,
Jason

Cut half the roster and sign this guy!

Do whatever it takes!!!

that is, don’t mortgage the future on one player. We all know how ARod has turned out for the Yanks (or the Rangers for that matter)

Make him an offer he can’t refuse.

I thought you would skip Mark Teixeira during this “Tell the Angel’s what to do.” Because to me it seems all to obvious how bad we want Tex to stay in Anaheim.

It sucks, but the Angels have to beat any offer the Yankees make, I’d say up to $25 mill a year. This guy is a rarity, the ind of bat Vlad was when he first came, except with discipline and better health.

He may not be interested in playing for the Angels when he could be a new Yankee in a new Yankee Stadium, hitting in front of A-Rod (which in and of itself is ludicrous), but the Angels have to try their darndest. This kind of hitter is a rarity in today’s non-steroid game. Whatever it takes, guys.

how bout every single one of us writes an email or letter to the angels forwarding to Arte telling him how much we want him to sign Tex. Arte is about the people so they say so he would definitely take the letters. Anybody else want to join?

Since we didn’t go to the Series, he will go to the highest bidder. Unfortunately, this is the ugly truth.

We need a new franchise player (to add/complement to the aging Vladdy and Torii), and he would be worth the long and expensive investment.

There’s no doubt he should be our number one priority this offseason

Appeal to the attractiveness of playing in SoCal, in the AL West, and in the playoffs. Fire Butcher so he knows we’re serious about improving the offense of this club. Embroider first base with his name.

Then make him an offer that no one will be willing to match. He’s THAT good.

give or take a couple million (just keep it under $25 million). Throw in an option for an 8th year (California law prohibits a contract longer than 7 years unless it’s a player option to go beyond that.

get rid of frankie and GMJ, get cheaper players and give the money saved to Mark