Red Sox Weekend Update: Teixeira, Manny, Nelson, Okajima

Here's a quick look at the Hot Stove rumors from the weekend:

Despite dropping over a total of $230 million on C.C Sabathia and AJ Burnett already, the Yankees are reportedly still looking to add another bat to the lineup... Manny is one option, but bringing him to New York could mean a move for Xavier Nady.

They could still make a run at Teixeira, but it's looking like it will take at least 8 years and $20+ million to land Teix...

And speaking of Teixeira, the Angels have made an official offer and they're now willing to do 8 years. Boras is still hoping to get 10 years and $200 million... which means the Orioles: seven years, $140-150M and the Nationals: eight years, $160M are probably out of the mix.

We still have no idea what the Red Sox offer is, but they still appear to be the front runners simply because they're willing (and able) to pay the most.

The Yankees are also dealing with a snag in the Mike Cameron... here's the latest from the New York Post:

The Yankees want the Brewers to take on Igawa's contract as well, but that Milwaukee doesn't want to pay much of the $12MM he has left. The Brewers are trading Cameron to trim payroll, and don't want to unload $10MM for Cameron just to take on another $4MM for Igawa.

Kenshin Kawakami's name has been tied to the Red Sox, but it appears that the Atlanta Braves are very interested in Kawakami, now that AJ Burnett is a Yankee.

The Marlins non-tendered RP Joe Nelson last week. Fire Brand of the AL reminds us that he has ties to Boston and had a solid 2008 season: 3-1, 2.00 ERA...

MLB Trade Rumors (via Ken Rosenthal) is reporting that Milton Bradley is weighing his options with the Cubs and Rays. Joe Maddon and the Rays may be a better fit than Lou Piniella and the Cubs. And spending time at DH would allow him to "protect his oft-injured body."

But will the Rays meet Bradley's asking price when they can turn to Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, Garret Anderson, or Pat Burrell instead? Rosenthal adds that the Reds, Angels, and Nationals are also interested in Bradley.

Lastly, Hideki Okajima completed the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 6:10:26. The Red Sox are not impressed:

"One team official said the Sox were not pleased and would have discouraged him had the team been apprised of his decision," Benjamin wrote.

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