It seems that Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman was the driving force that brought the New York Yankees their Portuguese First Baseman, Swooping in at the last minute to keep him away from the Boston Red Sox.
He considered Mark Teixeira "A Perfect Fit For The Yankees".
His final plea to the Yankee Brass went something like this...
"I know you're not interested, but they're going to get this guy. He's going to fall in their lap, and he's so perfect for us."
Newsday Article
Showing posts with label Mark Teixeira. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Teixeira. Show all posts
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Mark Teixeira Signing News Conference
For those of you who may have missed it, here is the Mark Teixeira Signing News Conference, where the city of New York was introduced to Mark and Leigh Teixeira. His wife Leigh was a driving force in helping him decide to join the Yankees! Thanks Leigh!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Mark Teixeira on Alex Rodriguez
Mark Teixeira will be reporting to his first ever Spring Training as a member of the New York Yankees on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
Teixeira was at Georgia Tech this week, where he attended college, pledging $500,000 towards an annual baseball scholarship.
He was drafted by the Texas Rangers 5th overall in the 2001 draft, and was a rookie with the Texas Rangers in 2003, the year AROD won the MVP and failed a steroid test (testosterone and Primobolan), was asked about AROD.
Below are some of his quotes:
"He has my 100 percent support"
"I'm just going to open up my arms, give him a big hug, tell him I love him and we're going to get through this."
"I've been around long enough to not really be shocked by anything"
"I've never touched steroids or any of those kinds of things it's something I feel very strongly about"
According to the report, Teixeira joked that his parents "would probably kill me before the media would if anything like that came out about me."
The full story can be read here.
Teixeira was at Georgia Tech this week, where he attended college, pledging $500,000 towards an annual baseball scholarship.
He was drafted by the Texas Rangers 5th overall in the 2001 draft, and was a rookie with the Texas Rangers in 2003, the year AROD won the MVP and failed a steroid test (testosterone and Primobolan), was asked about AROD.
Below are some of his quotes:
"He has my 100 percent support"
"I'm just going to open up my arms, give him a big hug, tell him I love him and we're going to get through this."
"I've been around long enough to not really be shocked by anything"
"I've never touched steroids or any of those kinds of things it's something I feel very strongly about"
According to the report, Teixeira joked that his parents "would probably kill me before the media would if anything like that came out about me."
The full story can be read here.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Compensation For Signing Mark Teixeira
With the New York Yankees Christmas Shopping spree apparently over, and Spring Training 2009 days away, I'm anxiously awaiting the first glimpses of Mark Teixeira taking his hacks in Tampa, and eventually the Bronx.
He will be playing the position where his idol Don Mattingly played during the 80s and 90s for the next 8 years.
With the Yankee Farm System already depleted, the Yankees will need to give up their first round pick as Compensation for signing the Type-A free agent.
Type-a Free Agent are determined based on the Elias Sports Bureau rankings, and Type A Free Agents are those ranked in the top 20%.
But wait a minute what happens when a team signs three?
Who gets their first round pick?
Based on the Elias Rankings, the team that signs the Portuguese Player is entitled to the 1st round pick!
Or it might be according to who is ranked highest...
Mark Texiera 98.889 Elias Ranking (Angels 1st round pick)
CC Sabathia 98.110 Elias Ranking (Brewers 2nd round pick)
A.J. Burnett 89.729 Elias Ranking (Blue Jays 3rd round pick)
So for anyone keeping count...
The Yankees kept him away from the Red Sox, and signed A.J. Burnett from The Blue Jays for a third round pick!
He will be playing the position where his idol Don Mattingly played during the 80s and 90s for the next 8 years.
With the Yankee Farm System already depleted, the Yankees will need to give up their first round pick as Compensation for signing the Type-A free agent.
Type-a Free Agent are determined based on the Elias Sports Bureau rankings, and Type A Free Agents are those ranked in the top 20%.
But wait a minute what happens when a team signs three?
Who gets their first round pick?
Based on the Elias Rankings, the team that signs the Portuguese Player is entitled to the 1st round pick!
Or it might be according to who is ranked highest...
Mark Texiera 98.889 Elias Ranking (Angels 1st round pick)
CC Sabathia 98.110 Elias Ranking (Brewers 2nd round pick)
A.J. Burnett 89.729 Elias Ranking (Blue Jays 3rd round pick)
So for anyone keeping count...
The Yankees kept him away from the Red Sox, and signed A.J. Burnett from The Blue Jays for a third round pick!
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