According to an unnamed source, Bill Ladson for MLB.com reports that free agent 1B Mark Teixeira is interested in playing for the Washington Nationals, which is near where he’s from in Maryland.
“[Maryland] is his home,” said the source. “In some instances, I think players often tend to look at that in a different light than other franchises.”
The report goes on to mention that Tex is likely to look for a contract that’s better than the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera’s 8-year, $153.3 deal.
Although “a person familiar with Teixeira’s thinking” could mean absolutely anything, this is an interesting little nugget. Like I wrote yesterday, if the Nationals manage to get both Tex and Orlando Hudson, that lineup all of a sudden gets a boost.
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