First of all, RBI Magazine would like to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday and a great New Year as we move closer and closer to 2009. And with that we move to today’s breaking baseball news story….
Christmas Day has brought us a few stories surrounding the recent Yankees acquisition of first-baseman Mark Teixeira. RBI Magazine has learned from multiple news sources including MLBTRs that the Washington Nationals actually had a higher offer for Mark Teixeira and easily could have smoked the Yankees original offer. So why isn’t Teixeira a Nat?
Earlier this week, Teixeira’s agent Scott Boras was quoted stating that Teixeira would choose the team that was most likely to win a championship over the next few years. Obviously, Teixeira’s agent did not lie and even money could not stand in the way of his future decision. How much did Teixeira actually turn down to become a Yankee?
Reports have been circulating that the first-baseman turned down more than $5MM dollars more from the Nats to play in the Bronx. You might be asking “What in the Sam Hill was he thinking?”
The fact of the matter here is that Teixeira WAS thinking! Now he will have the opportunity to play and learn with baseball superstars Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Alex Rodriguez, and possibly develop his skills even more. Also, what seems to be the most important factor to agent Scott Boras and Mark Teixeira, is possibly winning a Championship.
If you were to choose who would win a championship in the next few years, I am sure the Nationals don’t immediatley come to mind. Did Mark Teixeira just pay $5MM to win a championship? Many think so…
giddy up!
The Nationals will win a World Series before the Yankees do. Bank on it. That’s not to say the Yankees won’t make the playoffs first, nor is it to say that the Nationals will win the WS in the next five years. But the Nationals will win one before the Yankees do. I guarantee it.
ray d, as a Phillies fan I hope you are wrong but… the reality here is the Yankees just signed 3 of the most dominate players of their respective positions in baseball…I am not sure the Nationals can win the WS first. Can you back up your statement?