Mark Teixeira wants to return to Anaheim

[nikkachez]

Hmm I could see a matchup here, if they ate a lot of his salary and took on, say, CJ's contract, how could you not listen? I'm sure they want Bird playing first for them. Weird development, feels like 2008.

[AngelsLakersFan]

This would actually be a great pickup, assuming we can avoid most of his salary.

 

Our pitching is not going to be great next year, no matter what we do, but we can focus on bringing in some good defensive players in the off season to help mask that. If I were GM one of my main goals would be getting plus defensive players at every position. It helps that our worst defensive spots have been 2nd and 3rd. One major obstacle though is that Albert Pujols can't stay on the field anymore. He finished the season DHing. As much as I would like to give Albert the chance to DH every day, CJ Cron is absolutely one of the worst defensive players I have ever seen. The dude can hit enough to be an adequate DH but we really could use a guy who can actually defend at first base to spell Albert.

 

So I love the idea of bringing back Teixeira. 

[Jay]

Yeah if we can get him for free, cool !

[IEAngelsfan]

Doesn't his wife do all the negotiating for him anyway? Did he "take back the sack"

No.  When he went home, he was firmly reprimanded by his wife and told to sit in the corner for a long timeout.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Those are inflated Yankee Stadium numbers.

Might as well be Confederate currency

... that might be an outside the box way to get under the cap?

[gotbeer]

CJ for Teix + 2.5 million.  Money wise it would be a wash.

 

Oh and something something bad idea to listen to a woman.

[bloodbrother]

Ok, if they can swap CJ for Teix then I'm in

[halobob]

F him, this isn't a retirement community.

Everything I've seen over the past few years says differently.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

Anyway we can still trade hamilton for him?

[Broad Street]

He'd be an interesting alternative to bringing in Chris Davis.

[nate]

I don't care how he left if he can help the team.  It isn't like he is a wife beater or roider (that might be up for discussion but never caught or suspected).  Dude followed the money like every other FA.

[Inside Pitch]

Those are inflated Yankee Stadium numbers.

Might as well be Confederate currency

 

They really arent....     His splits last year were crazy similar....  .905 OPS home, .906 away...   He's actually been better away in 2012, 14, and 15.   He only played in 15 games in 2013.  For whatever reasons, that park hasn't been a boost for him.

[Turd Ferguson]

Sure, throw in Gardner.

[Hollyw00d]

I seriously would rather trade for A-rod than this clown

[The_Outrunner]

Oh man! Add Tex and Greinke minus CJ to the Yanks...Baby You got a stew going!

[Guest]

Oh man! Add Tex and Greinke minus CJ to the Yanks...Baby You got a stew going!

Ignorance is bliss. 

[The_Outrunner]

I'm kidding...Just like Carl Weathers 

[Guest]

I'm kidding...Just like Carl Weathers 

I love Carl Weathers. Especially his bit in Arrested Development.

[Angel Oracle]

What happens with having Pujols, Cron, AND Teixeira? 

[Guest]

What happens with having Pujols, Cron, AND Teixeira? 

The Angels will certainly become 1st in whiffs.

[Ochocinco!]

I remember the day we traded for tex like it was yesterday... I honestly thought he would carry us to a WS. I also remember the day he left for New York. Piss off

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

But, a deal of Contracts CJ Nibbler for Tex sounds real tempting.....Just $ayin

[laagamer]

Can we sign him to clean our stadium toilets? 

[Docwaukee]

We have almost no club controlled offense.  So the plan is to acquire Tex, put him at first, Albert at DH and then trade cron?  What about next year?  

 

If we can somehow get a solid club controlled LFer in exchange for Santiago and Cron, then maybe.  

 

If anything, I'd probably keep Cron and then our bench depth is much better.  

 

It's tough because he's just so douchey.  

[nikkachez]

Pretty easy to just peep on Baseball Refernce and see that his numbers were better on the road last year (albeit by .001 point), if they were willing to throw in cash for CJ, I'd have to consider it. Have Pujols and Tex rotate at first and DH (the same argument a lot of you are using for signing Davis). Flip Cron or include him in a package to get other pieces. It's not like the salary cap situation changes, basically just flipping CJ for Tex.