Note On Teixeira Announcement

Today Mark Teixeira was announced as the newest member of the New York Yankees (I'm sorry for not announcing this news earlier). At first he seemed a little tense, but after a couple minutes of being up there, he seemed to fit right in as he was beaming through the whole thing. And that's pretty much how his basic season goes; he gets off to a bad start, but then comes through big at the end and produces good season numbers. Teixeira said it was mostly his wife's decision for coming to the Yankees and he is glad to be here after idolizing them for so long as a kid. A few notes on Teixeira's signing:

• Final contract: 8 years, $180mm with a $5mm signing bonus
• Teixeira will wear number 25, which is interesting because that not only used to be Joe Girardi's number, but it was also worn by the man Tex will be replacing at first base, Jason Giambi.
• In order to make room Teixeira on the Yankees 40-man roster, they designated Shelley Duncan for assignment.
• Teixeira wanted #23 because he grew up idolizing former Yankees 1B, Don Mattingly. Who, interestingly enough, is the one that retired that number.