Angels pull offer to Teixeira off table
The Los Angeles Angels have pulled their eight-year offer to Mark Teixeira and will no longer go after the first baseman.
Team spokesman Tim Mead confirmed Sunday the Angels have withdrawn their offer and are “out of the Mark Teixeira derby.” The team made its offer, reportedly worth about $160 million, during the winter meetings in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The Red Sox said last week that they “are not going to be a factor” in signing the 28-year-old Maryland native.
The Washington Nationals, who reportedly offered eight years and $160 million, and the Baltimore Orioles, who reportedly offered seven years and about $150 million, remain heavily involved in the bidding.
There have been conflicting reports about the New York Yankees’ level of interest in Teixeira, whom the Angels acquired from the Atlanta Braves on July 29 and described as their top priority this winter.
Playing in a combined 157 games with the Angels and Braves, Teixeira had 33 homers and 121 RBIs along with a career- best .308 average.
The Angels are expected to go with switch-hitter Kendry Morales at first base. They signed outfielder Juan Rivera to a three-year, $12.75 million deal on Friday.
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