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Angels to hold off on Tex...for now

Tiny by Chzburger Jones on

According to MLBtraderumors, the Angels will NOT make a formal offer to free agent 1st baseman Mark Teixeira during their exclusive negotiating period. This goes against their usual philosophy of getting things done quickly but they know it's useless since Scott Boras wants his clients to test the market no matter what. By not making a formal offer, Boras will not be able to take it to other clubs and drive up the price.

 

What do you guys think? I honestly never thought about it that way but now that it's been brought to my attention, I think it's a good move. That way when the media showcases the Tex war between Boston and New York, Ninja Reagins can chill at Del Taco and sign Tex while chowing down on a burrito or something.

 

Tex: "Wha???? 10 years for only 20 million??? Are you kidding me?"

 

Ninja: "Oops, sorry. I spilled some sauce over that second zero."

 

Tex: "OOOOOOOH. 10 years, 200 mill. Now THAT'S more like it!"

 

*Signs contract*

*ESPN cries like an emo kid when they find out Tex is staying out west*

*Halos win 2009 World Series*

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i enjoyed the dialogue

but yeah, i think it’s a great move by The Ninja. for those who were worried about Reagins taking over… i think those thoughts are long gone. this guy knows what he’s doing.

i still think we sign him before Thanksgiving.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Nov 11, 2008 9:38 AM PST   0 recs

i think he might want 210 mil for 10

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by vlad IS my man on Nov 13, 2008 3:32 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

This is what I figured was happening when all the reports about going after Tex indicated that no offer had been made yet.

There’s no point to make an offer with a short window for them to accept, deny or negotiate if they haven’t been allowed to talk with other teams yet.

by snowhor on Nov 11, 2008 9:58 AM PST   0 recs

Rec'd for the dialogue.

And a pending rec for Ninja if this plan works.

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by Rally Manatee on Nov 11, 2008 10:55 AM PST   0 recs

I was hoping against hope...

…that numbers were being discussed all along. I was really hoping that he fell in love with OC, the beach, and the organization and would just get it done.

Tex is going to be making $20-$25m per year for 6-8 years when is all said and done. I assume that our offer will be in that range.

by Ajax on Nov 11, 2008 11:44 AM PST   0 recs

While I feel that we shouldn't do a "whatever it takes contract" with any player...

I have to admit Teixeira is someone I would REALLY. REALLY, want even if we have to overpay for him. I really think that Kendry Morales is not going to be anywhere near the player Teixeira is (I’ll wait for the acuda mud slinging). Lets be honest, at Kendry’s age Tex hit 43 homeruns in the Majors.

Looking at the baseball reference pages for Tex, the most comparable players to him at his age are:
Carlos Delgado, Kent Hrbek, Fred McGriff, Jim Thome, Will Clark, Jeff Bagwell, Willie McCovey, Richie Sexson, Shawn Green, and Paul Konerko.

Not a Hall of Fame list, but a very decent one for sure. I’d be more than ok overpaying for Tex. We got heisted for GMJ, overpaid for Torii, so why not throw some extra money at Tex, because out of them three, he is most deserving of it.

Pony up Arte!

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by Angel Hawker on Nov 11, 2008 12:17 PM PST   0 recs

Agreed completely.

There is no way the Angels can justify overpaying HGH Jr. and Torii but not overpaying for Tex. Though, HGH Jr. was Stoneman’s mistake, not Ninja’s.

by Chzburger Jones on Nov 11, 2008 12:43 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

why

are we going to overpay for a player. if he doesn’t want to be here then let him go. all the money in the world isn’t going to make a player like that happy if his heart is in the east coast. again he never made the the Braves team better, and he never made the Angels team better. go ahead and throw in the stats, but stats don’t mean anything if you don’t go anywhere with them. we lost to the Redsox in ‘07 without Tex, we lost to the Redsox in ’08 with Tex. so Tex isn’t the answer. he’s only 1 player.

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 12:50 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

tex's heart is in greenland

And by green I mean cash. He’ll be happy wherever the top dollar is.

As for him not making us a better team, I think that is not at all true. Along your line of logic, since we won one of the games in the post season, we actually were a better team than 07. That doesn’t justify overpaying him for the next 5-100 years (or whatever the exorbitant contract length is), but any WS we win in the next several years would.

Additionally, with other rumored personnel changes, it could very well come together in 09 with Tex at the hub of it all.

Keep in mind, I don't know wtf i'm talking about.

by tdischino on Nov 11, 2008 1:27 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

its extreme

logic. i know. all i am saying is we as fans sometimes think 1 player is going to make the diff. when its a team effort. theres some luck involved. Tex was supposed to be that diff maker this yr. to all of sudden pay a guy all that money can hurt a franchise in the long run. we also went into the ’07 playoffs with alot of injuries. no excuses because the Redsox spanked us this yr with their injuries. how many of these big FA signings produced a WS recently?

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 1:36 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I actually agree with you for the most part

All the talk for the past several years about “that one big bat” that would put us over the top, to protect Valddy, I never got it. I always thought the smallball scraptastic mode was the way to go.
But I like Tex. His personality isn’t anything exceptional (he’s no TH), but on the flipside of that coin, he isn’t Manny either (phew). He seems to just want to play his heart out, and I really, REALLY like that. That is why I hope to Dog that we sign the guy, but i’m not confident we will (because that would just be too easy for us as fans, to get what we want from time to time).

Keep in mind, I don't know wtf i'm talking about.

by tdischino on Nov 11, 2008 4:22 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

The reason why we will overpay for a player is...

because they will play on our team.

By your logic we should let the Red Sox get Teixeira because if he is on their team they will lose to us next year, right?

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by Angel Hawker on Nov 11, 2008 3:07 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

thats not what i'm saying

i’m only speaking on the Angels. most of us thought Tex was the final piece right? i thought so. i thought it was a perfect trade for us. that big bat we’ve been missing for awhile. who knows maybe it could have been Guillen in ‘04 if he didn’t self destruct. all i’m saying is that there is only soo much money the Angels are going to spend. if we end up spending too much on 1 player and not win, then were financially stuck. Tigers were suppose to be offensive power and hit there way to a WS. it didn’t happen and now there stuck with a payroll without too much flexibility.

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 6:15 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Payroll

is not my concern. Arte Moreno is the only one who needs to worry about it. I want to see the best possible team, and that team includes Teixeira.

Mark Teixeira was the best player on the 2008 Angels, and he would be the best player on the 2009 squad. Of course, countless other factors conspire to determine who plays in the World Series, but the goal is to give your team the best possible chance to get there in the first place. There are few guarantees in life, but the Angels with Teixeira have a much better chance of getting there than they do without him, and a better chance of winning if they do get there.

They are not guaranteed to win with him, nor are they guaranteed to lose without him. It’s all about giving oneself the best chance one can, and no reasonable person can claim that they have a better chance without Teix.

by jjackflash on Nov 11, 2008 10:10 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

yeah

in all the yrs Teix has been in the MLB i don’t think anyone really missed him in the WS. yeah would it be great to have him on the team? of course. at any cost? no. no player is worth that. A-Rod should be your example. again we finished basically in the same position in ’08 as we did in ’07. so if Teix only helps us win 1 game in the ALDS then i would rather spend the money on someone else that might help us win more then 1 game in the playoffs.

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 10:22 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

hmm

if Teix doesn’t happen, i would wait on a bat. trade if you can find a solid bat with 1-2 yrs left on a contract that will not cost us more then 2 players like the Teix deal. i would just sign a pitcher and go 5 deep in the rotation. good pitching and defense will always keep you in the game. Bats are easier to find then arms. theres always going to be bats at the trade deadline if you can’t find one in the FA market.

by HALO_86 on Nov 12, 2008 5:08 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

remember game one

good pitching did not save us there

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by princeton11loveshalos on Nov 13, 2008 12:25 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

yeah

your right about that. hitters didn’t step up to the challenge. i still believe that most of our hitters were young. a learning experience. our vets hit but it was a bunch of singles.

by HALO_86 on Nov 13, 2008 10:20 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

With ticket prices rising, payroll IS our concern.

This isn’t just a hobby for Arte, it’s a business.

Keep in mind, I don't know wtf i'm talking about.

by tdischino on Nov 12, 2008 11:05 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Redsox

i have no idea why they didn’t win this yr. i don’t follow them close enough. maybe they did really miss Manny’s bat. who knows. i’m just talking about the Angels. thats it.

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 6:16 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Injuries, mostly.

Mike Lowell was a major loss, and his lineup replacement (Kotsay) wasn’t hitting; Varitek and Ellsbury were also dead weight. Ortiz was comparatively toothless. Beckett was pitching through severe pain and had diminished velocity. Moreover, Francona badly mismanaged game 2 of the ALCS, leaving the weakened Beckett in far too long, and squandering a significant lead.

Nevertheless, we were within one game of victory and almost certain conquest of the Philadephia Phillies of Poor Pitching after Cole Hamels. The Rays choked in that series, abetted by their awful manager.

"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.

by 0157H7 on Nov 12, 2008 9:13 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

are you serious?

Rays were clearly the better team. Maddon didn’t pull Kazmir in Game 5 it would have been over before you could have gotten to Game 7. Redsox were weak going into the the playoffs in ‘08. Bay just couldn’t do what Manny did for you guys.

by HALO_86 on Nov 13, 2008 10:22 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

over paying

is only good if we eventually win the whole thing.

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 6:18 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

He was the only player on your team that performed in the playoffs

Your analysis is absurd.

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by ChadGod on Nov 12, 2008 7:56 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

your right

but u know hitting a bunch of singles isn’t what i expected from the 3 hole.

by HALO_86 on Nov 13, 2008 10:25 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

If the guys in front of you don't get on base, pitchers won't give you much to hit.

The fact that Tex did so well batting often with the bases empty speaks volumes to his ability to hit. Yes, there weren’t many extra base hits. Maybe if GA knew how to get on base in front of him, pitchers wouldn’t have been able to be so careful pitching to Tex.

by snowhor on Nov 13, 2008 2:14 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Teix

first i thought he was suppose to make hitters around him better. i’m not going to dispute that he’s a good hitter. i’m only saying why should we overpay for a hitter? 1 player isn’t going to make the diff. this past yr showed us that. its about having the best all around team. 1-9 in the order. giving 1 guy 1/5 of the payroll isn’t going to keep the team strong.

by HALO_86 on Nov 13, 2008 3:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

That was a common misconception about needing a big bat to protect Vladdy.

You give a player more protection by having runners on base. Look how much Vlad thrived at having Tex in front of him.

Agree with you on the 1-9 comment, which is why guys like GA, Aybar, Mathis, GMJ to name a few shouldn’t be regulars. Their salaries hurt us more than (GA & GMJ) than Tex’s will. Of course there is a point where too much is too much for Tex, but the real problem is paying top dollar for non-talent.

by snowhor on Nov 13, 2008 4:28 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Please explain this

“GA, Aybar, Mathis, GMJ to name a few shouldn’t be regulars.”

by Seik1177 on Nov 13, 2008 11:58 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Well

Mathis can’t hit and can’t defend. So he shouldn’t be a regular.

GMJ couldn’t hit this year. Probably because of his injury. But if his performance is to remain exactly the same next year as it was this year, then he shouldn’t be a regular.

GA and Aybar I’d give a little more leeway to because GA just takes a bit of time to really warm up, and Aybar is young and improves his hitting every year, not to mention the glove.

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by Clutch on Nov 14, 2008 12:19 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Well at least that was a well thought out statement

my main exception to the statement was the GA & Aybar part.

While I can’t defend Mathis production, I believe he is better than he has played. GMJ I’m still hoping he gets back to the way he was for the 1st part of 2007.

by Seik1177 on Nov 14, 2008 12:27 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

GA & Aybar

GA can’t hit lefties (.290/.333/.371).

Aybar can’t hit (.277/.314/..384).

I thought we all already knew this.

by snowhor on Nov 14, 2008 1:21 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Huh?

Am I miss reading your stats?

by Seik1177 on Nov 14, 2008 1:26 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

So your telling me

GA’s .290 avg against lefties means he can’t hit them & a .277 overall avg for Aybar (in his 2nd season) means he can’t hit.

GA in the 2 spot for 90 ab’s against r/l .344/.372 /467/.839 I’d say that pretty good

GA in the 6 spot for 175 ab’s against r/l .337/.366/.554/.920 again I’d say those numbers work

Aybar hit .280 or better 4 of 6 months, IMO that seems like he can hit.

They may not hit for power but that doesn’t mean they can’t hit

by Seik1177 on Nov 14, 2008 2:38 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Sorry, one more point to make

GA sucked when no one was on-base
322 AB’s resulted in a .242/.272/.348/.620
With Runners on-base
235 AB’s resulted in a .362/.395/.549/.944

by Seik1177 on Nov 14, 2008 2:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Again

This was about your point that these guys can’t hit. You wanna make a blanket statement expect some rebuttles.

by Seik1177 on Nov 14, 2008 3:51 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Yes, I do expect rebuttles. But I have no interest in debating BA versus OBP and SLG.

You’ll stick to BA, I’ll stick to OBP/SLG and we agree to disagree. Just trying to save time.

As for GA with runners on versus off, are you saying he is mentally deficient that he can’t hit unless motivated by having runners on base? Or is he just selfishly looking for RBIs while not caring about being driven-in?

And wow, he was God-awful with no one on. I can’t think of a better performer for the #2 hole.

by snowhor on Nov 14, 2008 4:17 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

So the fact that he performed

at a pretty good clip in a specific batting spot you pointed out means absolutely nothing?

I see this is a worthless debate.

by Seik1177 on Nov 14, 2008 4:43 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

It was a fluke that he won't replicate over a whole season.

You believe he magically became a better hitter because he switched places in the lineup?

I too see this as a worthless debate.

by snowhor on Nov 14, 2008 4:50 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I think what snowhor means is that

their OBP’s were abysmal given their respectable BA’s and they couldn’t hit for power. You’d expect a sub .400 SLG% from Aybar but not GA.

by Chzburger Jones on Nov 14, 2008 5:24 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Mathis

i think you shouldn’t give up on Mathis. yeah i know his stat line. i just think the C spot you need more defense then hitting. Nap proved he needs to be give the chance to play everyday, but his D isn’t that good compared to Mathis. if Nap fails to overproduce to overcome his D, then Mathis should get another shot.

by HALO_86 on Nov 14, 2008 4:00 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Why does everyone think Mathis is such a great defender?

He throws the ball all over the field!

He led the MAJOR LEAGUES in erros last year.

Mathis 13
Napoli 3

Then you compare the offensive contributions and it’s a no brainer. Mathis sucks.

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by Angel Hawker on Nov 15, 2008 11:54 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

1 yr

its not he’s been doing that his whole career. 1 season.

by HALO_86 on Nov 15, 2008 12:11 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Fielding Percentage

Over his career is .984

Last year was .981

Career minor leagues = .988, which is ok, but not outstanding my any means.

14 errors in AA in 2004 as well. Seems like quite a track record.

Oh, and he has a career batting average in the majors of .195 and hasn’t had a good offensive season at any level since 2005.

But at least he’s “athletic.”

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by Angel Hawker on Nov 15, 2008 12:41 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Mathis

throwing errors can be corrected. thats all i can say. time will only tell. i still think Mathis is a talent behind the plate. but obviously Nap is our starter i’m not disputing that. he deserves it with the way he finished. i’m still a fan of Mathis. i think he can play at this level but he needs his AB and games. if not with the Angels with another club.

by HALO_86 on Nov 15, 2008 1:59 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Mike Scioscia?

Is that you?

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by Clutch on Nov 15, 2008 4:41 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

damn

how did you know?

by HALO_86 on Nov 15, 2008 5:05 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

You're clearly not Sosh.

In the third sentence you identified Naps as our starting catcher and we all know that Sosh would never do that.

by snowhor on Nov 15, 2008 6:43 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Vlad had an identical batting average

Even hit an XBH

Teixeira............Everything else can wait.

by hauldog on Nov 13, 2008 1:23 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Vlad

was already on the team. Teix was additional piece to take us over. it didn’t happen.

by HALO_86 on Nov 13, 2008 1:30 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

That is irrelevant

He said"He was the only player on your team that performed in the playoffs"

I called bullshit

Teixeira............Everything else can wait.

by hauldog on Nov 13, 2008 1:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

my bad

i read that wrong.

by HALO_86 on Nov 13, 2008 3:35 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Makes Sense

Not to give Boras a number to wave at the East Coast clubs is smart.

by Kernel on Nov 11, 2008 1:05 PM PST   0 recs

really?

you think no club on the east coast is just going to throw out a contract. once 1 club does then the bidding takes off. so either way unless the Angels are going to outbid the NYY, NATS, Orioles. they should have just gave him a take it or leave it offer. not a low bid offer. the best offer Arte wants to give him. if he’s afraid of overbidding then i see how we should wait but i think the Angels have an idea of how much they want to spend. i think either way Boras will come back to the Angels just so he can get the highest offer even if we give him an initial take it or leave it offer. why mess around. we do have other deals we need to make to finish the offseason.

by HALO_86 on Nov 11, 2008 1:11 PM PST   0 recs

Rec'd indeed.

Love this post. So great.

It seems like a good move by Reagins but Im stll a bit confused. To me, this strategy means we are willing to pay him more than anyone else, right? The idea is that the Sux and the Yanks are fighting for him and then we swoop in with a bigger offer than both of them and he signs with us? To me, I think Reagins is also seeing if its worth signing him by seeing how high the other clubs are willing to go and then deciding from there. Tex is clutch but I’m not sold that we should break the bank over him.

On the other hand, something tell me the Ninja said, “Where not going to offer you anything right now.” then jotted down a number on a napkin…winked at boras and handed it over to him with a couple of free season ticket seats for his friends. Im sure Boras and Tex have some sort of indication of what the Angels are going to offer.

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Nov 11, 2008 1:57 PM PST   0 recs

I kind of feel like CC is plan B...

with AJ perhaps as well (fingers crossed).

Lackey
CC
AJ
Ervin
Saunders

I honestly wouldn’t care who we had in the field at that point. Kendry at first, B-Wood at third and Figgy in Left.

by Wytelitning on Nov 11, 2008 4:51 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

If AJ comes to our team...

he’s going to have to either change his initials or go by one of his names.

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by Angel Hawker on Nov 11, 2008 5:05 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

We should go after AJ

just because for his career, he PWNS the Red Sox.

by Chzburger Jones on Nov 12, 2008 3:06 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Lackey

Pwnd them, relatively speaking, in both his postseason starts, and look where that got us.

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by Clutch on Nov 14, 2008 12:20 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

haha

Good point. Maybe we could pay him to be healthy when the Red Sox are in town and when we are in Boston. He can then pull a Vladimir Radmanovic (for any of you Laker fans0 and get in a snowboarding accent by permission of the Halos since we will go on the DL anyways. Or he can cut his pitching fingers on a bench, a la Jered Weaver.

by Chzburger Jones on Nov 16, 2008 12:57 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

how exactly does one acquire

a snowboarding accent?

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Nov 16, 2008 2:40 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

i knew what you meant

somebody had to be a douchebag… usually it’s cupie when it comes to typos.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Nov 16, 2008 8:33 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Dude,

One has to get like, totally stoned on weed, and then you’ll naturally talk with a snowboarding accent!

Gnarly!!!

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Nov 16, 2008 6:48 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

lol

got it.

Kotch would've had that.

by howiestheman on Nov 16, 2008 8:33 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I don't see Manny in the Big A next season.

Not that I’m opposed to the idea but I just feel that the Halos will re-sign GA to something in the neighborhood of 14 million over 2 years. My hunch tells me that the Halos will give him that contract due to his loyalty to the organization and for sentimental reasons. That being said, there won’t be any room for Manny unless we unload Gary No-thank-ews, let Rivera walk, and get GA to accept a backup role.

On a somewhat related note, does anybody else feel that GA would be a good fit for the Rays? He could be their 2009 Cliff Floyd. A veteran, left-handed, platoon DH who unlike Floyd, can still play an adequate outfield. Though GA isn’t the outspoken leader that Floyd is.

by Chzburger Jones on Nov 11, 2008 5:30 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

probably the most logical GA team

if he were to fall into FA, with maddon/percival there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo

by ANewFoundThrice on Nov 17, 2008 7:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hey, I got an idea...

If Teix doesn’t re-sign, sign Sabathia and have him DH on his off days.

Just kidding….kinda.

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Nov 12, 2008 5:50 PM PST