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Originally Posted by guccilvr
Boston offered him a 1.5 million signing bonus out of high school..but he went to GT instead.
how is that screwed over?
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The story I've heard (several times, from several sources) is that the Red Sox specifically told other teams that there was no chance that he would sign, which dropped him from a high early-round pick to the ninth round.
Like I said, this was out of high school and under the previous ownership. I also heard in passing from someone that he does have a good relationship with this front office (though maybe not anymore
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As far as Baltimore, yes the storm is just beginning. All over the fan wires I'm seeing a huge outrage at O's management for not trying harder. Yes, it's happening in Boston as well. People are pissed because it looked like the Sox just bailed on Tex, even if it was just posture.. it still looked that way, and now the skanks have him. Boston fans have a new puppet to play with.
Something else.. how bad is he going to make A-rod look? I mean.. A-rod is great in reg season but when/if the skanks get into the post season.. Tex is going to make A-rod look like a little leaguer.
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All of that A-Rod stuff is WAY overblown. You can make anyone look bad in the right sample size.
Example: Teixeira hasn't looked that good in the short playoff experiences he has had.