Mark Teixeira: According to Jon Heyman, the Boston Red Sox are still the favorites to sign Mark Teixeira. He also adds that the Red Sox may have offered 8 years, $180 million.
One source said he believed that Boston was in for close to $180 million over eight years and the Angels in for about the same. The Nats may be as high, or even higher than that. Some suggest they have either hit the $200 million mark, or gotten very close. Or that someone else has.
Heyman expects Teixeira to sign next week before Christmas. Let us know where you think Teixeira will end up in the poll in the sidebar to the left. [SI.com]
