The winter meetings in baseball are heating up as the holiday season approaches. Will Santa Claus bring Nationals fans the slugger and pitching they so desperately need or will fans receive a lump of coal? Trade rumors are fluttering about with most pundits perceiving the Nationals as an afterthought. It's known who the Nats are interested in and what their needs are, but will any prized free agents want to dance in DC? Boswell reported earlier in the Washington Post that an eight year deal for Teixeira may fall short of Boras ten year asking price, but will at least force our local team into the equation and a decision. ESPN also has reported the rumor of 8yrs at $20M per yearESPN Buster Olney.
With so many potential suitors for Teixeira such as the Angels, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Yankees, it will be interesting to see if the rumored offer by the Nats becomes more than a rumor. The odds are a long shot that he'd turn away from contenders for a team that's several free agents away from competing for the playoffs, but the Nationals appear to be the team coming closest to the ten year demand of Boras and do offer something no other team can provide which is the close proximity to home as Teixeira's from the local area. If ownership does make such an offer, it would appease fans and ease their concerns that a franchise that set recorded record low attendance for opening a new ball park has an ownership group that will spend the money.
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