Los Angeles Angels Drop Out of Mark Teixeira Sweepstakes

Inside sources have stated that the Los Angeles Angels have withdrawn their eight-year offer for their switch-hitting slugger, Mark Teixeira.

Going in to the offseason, the Angels' General Manager, Tony Reagins, stated that retaining the Gold Glove first baseman was their No. 1 priority. The Angels retreat from the bidding wars leaves the Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox.

Teixeira, originally from Maryland, has stated how much he likes the East Coast and would prefer to play for an East Coast team. He would also prefer to be a contender and play for a team that will still be playing in October.

The Boston brass flew to Texas last Thursday to meet face-to-face with Teixeira and his agent, Scott Boras. It seems there have been crickets chirping in talks of where he's heading.

The Red Sox suits had an offer in hand but skipped town and released an email to the media stating, "After hearing about his other offers, however, it seems clear that we are not going to be a factor."

Since that statement was released it's been speculated that they are still the front-runners in landing Teixieira, despite saying they would not be a factor. The offer they presented to Teixeira in Texas was rumored to be eight-years for $170 million.

Rumors circulated that Teixeira's agent, Scott Boras, told Boston it would take $195 million for an eight-year deal, though Boras denied that conversation took place.

The Teixeira saga should be winding down, and he will most likely be making a decision in the next three days, as he stated he would like to know what team he will be playing for by Christmas.

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