What's your point?Originally Posted by Dipre;499312;
What's your point?Originally Posted by Dipre;499312;
"Every year, the infielders move a step back because you have lost some speed, and the outfielders move in a step because you have lost some of your power. When they can shake hands, you're finished."
That stating that the Sox "walked away from the Tex negotiations" is a fallacy.Originally Posted by Gom;499316;
None of us were there. And the probable cause for them to have backed off was the Yankee factor.
WAR is good for something.
True...none of us were there. So none of us knew what really happened.
However, from the reports of what we read, the Tex negotiations were bungled when Henry went down there to try to seal the deal.
Here is but one link of many on the deal.
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2008/12/19/a...ned-between-r/
If this link is to be believed [and I realize that since none of us were there, we won't know for sure], the Yankees signed Tex for LESS than what the Red Sox offered. As for whether they walked away or not, this is what Henry said:
Now...lets say that the final offer the Red Sox made was 8 years, 160 million."We met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much impressed with him," Henry said. "After hearing about his other offers, however, it seems clear that we are not going to be a factor."
The Yankees signed him for 8 years, 180 million.
That's a difference of 20 million in 8 years, or 2.5 million a year.
Would you make this trade?
Mark Teixeira
Justin Masterson
Nick Hagadone
Bryan Price
for
Victor Martinez
2.5 million
They dropped the ball.
"Every year, the infielders move a step back because you have lost some speed, and the outfielders move in a step because you have lost some of your power. When they can shake hands, you're finished."
You are the one who dropped the ball. :harhar::harhar:Originally Posted by Gom;499322;
"People always ask me if I wish I were bigger. I tell them no. I always wanted to be a miniature badass." Dustin Pedroia