The Rays reached the World Series this past October with a payroll of $43.8 million, while Yankees will pay CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira alone $45.5 million this coming season.
Scott Boras, the agent for Mark Teixeira, reportedly did not respond to the offer Angels owner Arte Moreno made to first baseman Mark Teixeira at the winter meetings.
Nationals' owner Ted Lerner is determined to change the organization's image as a penny-pinching, bottom-feeder, and they remain in the race for Mark Teixeira.
The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Friday against the city of Anaheim, which has been fighting to overturn the name of the Angels for about four years.
Former Mets' and Rangers' manager Bobby Valentine could soon make a return to the Major Leagues after he was not offered a contract extension past the 2009 season by Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines.
Agent Scott Boras issued a statement re-affirming that Mark Teixeira's interest in the Angels and suggesting that the slugger hasn't quite closed the door on the club.