Texeria wants this done by Christmas.  The Red Sox offer is believed to be about $170.  Texeria reportedly wants $185-190.  Does Boras go to the Yankees next week and give them a crack at it like Beltran?  Mike and I were talking last week and if you go through the top 20 players you probably don’t get to Texeria.  Is Texeria even the best player on his own team?

Let’s see: A-Rod, Pujols, Soriano, Rollins, Howard, Utley, Berkman, Sizemore, Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Cabrera, Fielder, Holliday, Manny, Vlad, Morneau, Hamilton, that’s 18 off the top of my head, am I forgetting some guys?  I probably did but my point is clear.