Choo has 7 year, $130 million offer from Texas

[Guest]

According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Rangers have made a seven-year contract offer to free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo. The deal is worth less than the $153 million the Yankees gave Jacoby Ellsbury last week.

Choo, 31, has already rejected a six-year offer from Texas according to Sullivan. The two sides sat down for a two-hour meeting at some point prior to this week's Winter Meetings. Even though the offer is smaller than Ellsbury's, perhaps around $130 million, it is said to be strong enough for Choo to consider.

In 154 games for the Reds this past season, Choo hit .285/.423/.462 (143 OPS+) with 21 home runs and 20 stolen bases. He would give the Rangers a second big left-handed bat to pair with Prince Fielder and complement the right-handed Adrian Beltre.

The Rangers had a roughly league average offense this season (99 OPS+), before 27-home run man Nelson Cruz became a free agent. Fielder will improve the offense and so would Choo, substantially at that.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-...nyear-contract

[Sharkweather]

Could be a pretty fun team to watch next summer, sign me up.

[Villain]

Why hasn't he accepted that yet?

[MVPete]

If this happens then the other teams in the division should trade everything for a left hander to face Choo and Fielder.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Why hasn't he accepted that yet?

A Reds beat writer said the inside word is that some team is mulling an EIGHTH year, which would seal the deal.

Jocketty after meeting with Boras one last time: "I think it's time to move on."

He Seinfeld gif'd the meeting.

[Villain]

8 years.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Landing spots are drying up. This feels like Michael Bourn all over again.

[Guest]

Landing spots are drying up. This feels like Michael Bourn all over again.

The eighth year ploy may have cost Choo some money for sure. I won't disagree with the Bourn statement either.

[Slateman]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/12/21/shin-shoo-soo-rangers-seven-year-contract-130-million/4156805/

Signed it. There are rumors that the Yankees were offering more money

[Warner2BruceTD]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...llion/4156805/

Signed it. There are rumors that the Yankees were offering more money

Not rumors, fact. They offered 7/140.

People talking about the lack of state tax in Texas swaying him, but Choo wasn't going to New York anyway. Joey Votto, who had gotten close to Choo during last season, did an interview on MLB Radio and said that Choo is very private and going to NY would blow him up in Korea even bigger than he already is, and that was something he was likely not interested in.

[Guest]

Not rumors, fact. They offered 7/140.

People talking about the lack of state tax in Texas swaying him, but Choo wasn't going to New York anyway. Joey Votto, who had gotten close to Choo during last season, did an interview on MLB Radio and said that Choo is very private and going to NY would blow him up in Korea even bigger than he already is, and that was something he was likely not interested in.

Choo also lives in Texas, and about a half hour from their spring training location. All played into why he went to Texas. I could not see Choo in a large market like NY or LA.

[Slateman]

Not rumors, fact. They offered 7/140.

People talking about the lack of state tax in Texas swaying him, but Choo wasn't going to New York anyway. Joey Votto, who had gotten close to Choo during last season, did an interview on MLB Radio and said that Choo is very private and going to NY would blow him up in Korea even bigger than he already is, and that was something he was likely not interested in.

I don't think the extra 10 million would have covered the taxes.