Smart people (I include Mr. Henry in this group) started putting their funds in cash last Spring. If Henry loses something like 10-20% of his value then he’s still not likely to qualify for state assistance or even hurting just a little bit.

As long as I remember the Sox have been infatuated with Teixeira. This current Sox regime has dealt a lot with Boras and everyone knows there is no crevasse with depth enough that Boras won’t go to get MORE MONEY. Most thrifty teams won’t deal with Boras but the Sox do – and that’s one way they acquire and keep talent.

But there is a threshold for dealing with that idiot and certainly after they met with Teixeira there were things said that didn’t mesh with what Boras had told them. To me it’s clear the Sox are calling someone’s bluff.

Perhaps M.T. really prefers a different team and is using the Sox to make them raise their offer or something else. But it appears as if Henry isn’t going to play the patsy and needed the press to let all the involved parties know.

I certainly wish and hope M.T. signs with the Sox – he’s their type of player and would be a fan favorite but I applaud Mr. Henry for not letting a sleazeball like Boras use him. In the end, everyone is better off, except Boras and his client; which is the way it should be.