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The New York Yankees know as well as any team that wrist and hand injuries -- like the one suffered by Mark Teixeira -- come with enormous uncertainty. The doctors are saying the first baseman will miss eight to 10 weeks, but that's assuming the...

Blog | March 07, 2013

Buster Olney breaks down some options for the Yankees in light of Mark Teixeira's wrist injury.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2013

TAMPA, Fla. -- As he packed a bag at his locker Tuesday morning, Mark Teixeira talked about Alex Rodriguez, and about how much time it takes to recover from surgery. If you recall, Rodriguez had hip surgery in the spring of 2009 -- a procedure that i...

Blog | March 30, 2011

As his teammate Mark Teixeira puts it, Alex Rodriguez doesn't look like the guy who joined the Yankees -- he looks more like the guy who was crushing the ball in Texas. Big hopes are here for A-Rod, who is finally healthy.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2011

Scott Boras speaks glowingly about his clients, which is what he should do. It's his job. And if he didn't suggest that Prince Fielder is worth every bit as much or more than Mark Teixeira, as the agent did in an interview with Tom Haudrico...

Blog | July 13, 2010

When Scott Boras takes Prince Fielder to the open market, he'll be selling an immense level of power production. But nobody questions Fielder's power -- they question how well he takes care of himself, and contracts are for the future, not the past.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2010

The first time Roy Halladay took the mound for the Phillies this spring, Derek Jeter didn't make the 20-minute drive over from Tampa, Fla., to play in the exhibition. Nor did Alex Rodriguez or Mark Teixeira or Curtis Granderson. And given that t...

Blog | March 11, 2010

Roy Halladay was already putting up filthy numbers. Thing is, he was doing it against consistently tougher competition than almost any other pitcher in baseball had to regularly face. Well, that's not the case anymore, and big things are expected.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2010

A year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett, they went on to win the World Series. This winter, the team...

Blog | December 08, 2009

Seattle has put itself in a great position to make a splash in the free-agent market, but any money it spends -- particularly on a pitcher -- will have to be done with respect to the King's ransom it'll need to fork over for Felix Hernandez.

Blog | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Whether it's how the Yankees will change their strategy against Chase Utley or how Pedro will deal with the cold or even how Ryan Howard and Mark Teixeira will handle the soft stuff, these are the keys to Game 6, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | November 04, 2009

So Alex Rodriguez embarks on an uncertain course. The Yankees don't know if he'll be available Opening Day or in May. They don't know if he'll be available next week. His intention is to prepare and play each day until his hip -- which will require s...

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2009

• Within this Mike DiGiovanna piece, there is word that the Angels have no intention of raising their offer to Mark Teixeira. The Red Sox are still in wait mode in the Teixeira talks, writes Michael Silverman. If the Nationals are serious play...

Blog | Conversation | December 20, 2008

• The length of Boston's offer to Mark Teixeira will be key, Michael Silverman writes. Boston's top competition for Teixeira reportedly is the Yankees, but I'm not buying it. I think the Yankees are done offering free-agents their big-money con...

Blog | Conversation | December 15, 2008

• The Red Sox are meeting with CC Sabathia sometime in the next few days, and so will Yankees GM Brian Cashman, who reportedly met with Scott Boras, the agent for Mark Teixeira and Derek Lowe. It's unclear whether the Red Sox are seriously inte...

Blog | Conversation | December 05, 2008