Ken Davidoff of Newsday reports that the Red Sox are pursuing first baseman Mark Teixeira. Surprising information from an organization with a first basemen who might be the league MVP in Kevin Youkilis. However this move would allow the Sox to move Youkilis over to third while Lowell recovers from off-season hip surgery. The Sox could try to trade Lowell and keep Youkie over at third or use Youkilis to spell the corner outfielders Bay and Drew.The move to pick up Teixeira could help to solidify the middle of the batting order and add the bit of pop they lost in the middle of that lineup when Manny Walked. Teixeira would also add the elite defense at first base that we've come to expect from Youkilis.
Naturally, the Sox pursuit of Teixeira might be solely to up the price for the Yankees who are obviously going to pursue the All-Star first baseman. The Yankees are cutting an estimated $94 Million in payroll this year and have the money to sign Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, and Manny Ramirez with some money left over for some middle relievers. So the Sox might just be driving the price up.
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2 comments:
I would not mind cheering for both Tex and Tek.
The sad thing is, with Scott Boras running Tek's services, there's a fair chance that Tek might not come back. But then, the Sox have the pieces to go out and trade for Jarrod Saltalamacchia (I think we'd call him, Salty)
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