Boras: Sox made offers for Varitek and Teixeira

Scott Boras sat down with the media today and rattled off a few updates. Extra Bases has the details, but here are few highlights:

Boras said he has offers for Mark Teixeira from the Red Sox, Angels, Nationals, Orioles and Yankees. Earlier today we heard that C.C. Sabathia's 7-year, $160M deal all but guarantees it will take something like 8 years and 180M+ to land Teixeira... but Boras had this to say about Sabathia's effect on the market:

I think with position players, we’ve got A-Rod up there with $30 million. I don’t think it has a measurable impact on a position player. We had a couple free agents sign last year. Probably when you negotiate position player contracts, the metrics you use are more defined with those players.

He added that C.C.'s contact will have more of an effect on what kind of deals fellow starters like Derek Lowe, AJ Burnett and Ben Sheet get this offseason:

I think the market certain pitchers is a little bit more defined now. Certainly the clubs that may have been involved in CC and the clubs that have always been interested in those players. I think in this marketplace, I’d estimate that maybe 14 or 15 teams are involved in about five players.

For the record, the Nats offer was for $150 million over 7 years and Boras said that returning to Maryland is a factor that Teixeira is considering...

What else is Tex pondering while the offers pile up?

Obviously, the club’s ability to win, and win long-term. Commitment by the owners, long-term, to the franchise being successful. Where they play, the city they’re in. He’s played in both leagues. He’s had an opportunity to make an analysis of what’s best for he and his family. And, of course, the economics.

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He also said that he Red Sox have extended an offer to Jason Varitek as well... but he did not give any details.

Check back later from more Winter Meeting updates.

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