Of course, that’s merely quibbling about a few million over 8 years, less than $1m/year after all:

I’ve heard from a reliable source that the first baseman turned down about $5 million more from the Nationals to sign with the Yankees. And the Nats would have gone higher, but were never given the chance. Teixeira jumped at Brian Cashman’s first offer.

I guess it wasn’t ALL about the money – just mostly about it. Being on a contender every year also brings a certain appeal.

I wouldn’t exactly say that Teix put the name of this blog to the real test, but at least he gave it a run. Now, if CC took the Brewers offer, THAT would have put my theory in the trash!