I am a little less supportive of a Tex signing when I consider the possible convergence of aging players and arriving talent at 1B may be closer than the end of Tex’s contract. I said before that Tex would have better options than what the Yanks’ needs could reasonably justify; if Jesus Montero is being projected at 1B and Austin Romaine at catcher, while you also have Posada, Jeter (and maybe Alex) coming closer to moving over, landing Tex for more than 4 years would bring us right back to where we started. I doubt Tex signs for four years under any circumstances. Would be nice as I implied in an earlier comment, but realistically, he’s probably signing back with the Angels.

This kind of story runs — just as it does in other markets filled with neurotic fans like Boston, Philly, etc — because it gets a reaction. Playing to the extreme insecurities of Cleveland fans with an angle involving two great players (one currently in a Cleveland uniform, the other recently departed) with money talk constantly surrounding them would be hard to resist for any media outlet, as superficial as the story is.