Update, 4:15 pm:
The eight-year, $180 million deal agreed to between the Yankees and Mark Teixeira has a full no-trade clause and $5 million signing bonus, reports Bill Madden in the Daily News, who adds:

“Until Tuesday, the Yankees were mostly interested observers… But when the Angels pulled out of the bidding on Sunday night, and the Red [...]

Last night, Roch Kubatko of MASN believes the Nationals may now be offering an eight-year deal to Mark Teixeira, worth as much as $184 million.
According to Newsday, the Red Sox still have an eight-year offer on the table, and could up it to $180 million if necessary, though the two sides have not been in contact since last Thursday.
Yesterday, [...]

The Angels have withdrawn their offer to free-agent 1B Mark Teixeira, reports FoxSports.com and Yahoo! Sports.
In fact, Angels GM Tony Reagins later confirmed the report to the Los Angeles Times, adding that he is no longer pursuing Teixeira.
Similarly, Buster Olney of ESPN.com believes the Nationals do not expect to sign Teixeira, despite making a eight-year offer.
Meanwhile, according to the [...]

Yesterday, Mark Teixeira and his agent, Scott Boras, met with executives from the Boston Red Sox, who offered the free-agent first baseman an eight-year deal, according to multiple reports.
However, late last night, the Boston Globe relayed an e-mail from Sox owner John Henry, which read:

“We met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much impressed with [...]

ESPN News continues to report that free-agent 1B Mark Teixeira is close to making a decision on where to sign his next contract.
According to multiple reports, the Red Sox, Angels, Nationals and Orioles have all made offers to Teixeira.
Jon Heyman of SI.com believes that if the Yankees are unable to sign Teixeira, ‘they seem ready to [...]

ESPN News is reporting that free-agent 1B Mark Teixeira is close to making a decision on where to sign his next contract.
The Red Sox recently made an eight-year offer, reports Michael Silverman in the Boston Herald.
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times believes the Angels offered $160 million to Teixeira, which is for eight years, the [...]

The Nationals are willing to give Mark Teixeira a 10–year deal, while the O’s are willing to give a nine-year deal, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The Braves have offered A.J. Burnett a five-year, $80 million contract, according to Gerry Fraley of FoxSports.com.
The Cardinals offered OF Rick Ankiel to the Mariners for closer J.J. Putz, according to [...]

In an on-air report for ESPN News, Buster Olney said he cannot find a GM, outside of the Dodgers, who will say they have interest in signing Manny Ramirez.
However, according to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, while speaking to WFAN, ‘the Yankees are in on Ramirez.’
Speaking of hitters…
Jon Heyman of SI.com talked to two high-ranking officials who believe Mark [...]

The Red Sox have emerged as the front runners for free-agent 1B Mark Teixeira, reports the Los Angeles Times, who believe the Nationals could also be preparing an eight-year, $160 million deal for the first baseman.
According to the report, ‘the Orioles are in hot pursuit as well.’
…also…
The Blue Jays have shown interest in trading for [...]

The Tigers agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with free-agent infielder Adam Everett, reports FoxSports and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Dodgers and Mark Loretta have agreed on a one-year, $1.4 million contract, according to MLB.com.
…if loretta got one year, and everett got one year, i am not sure Nick Punto will get more than one [...]

n a recent on-air report for ESPN News, Peter Gammons says representatives for Mark Teixeira will meet again with the Angels this week, while hoping the Yankees and Red Sox get in to the bidding.
By the way, ESPN 2 will feature a Baseball Tonight Hot Stove Special today at 5 pm EDT.
…the talk from Vegas [...]

The Red Sox have traded OF Coco Crisp to the Royals for relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez, reports Sports Radio 810 in Kansas City, according to MLB Trade Rumors.
“The Astros seem likely to trade Ty Wigginton and Jose Valverde,” according to the Houston Chronicle.
Wigginton, who bats right handed, and played third base and left field, hit [...]

In case you missed it, on Friday, the Mets picked up Carlos Delgado’s 2009 option, which will reportedly pay him $12 million.
…however, as i wrote in early October, despite picking up his option, it sounds like delgado’s future with the Mets will depend on what other options exist in the market place, as he can still be [...]

The Kansas City Star and MLB.com report that the Marlins are close to trading 1B Mike Jacobs to the Royals for pitching prospect Leo Nunez.
…Update…12:40 pm…
According to the Kansas City Star, the deal is official, the Marlins have acquired Leo Nunez.
Cubs 1B Derrek Lee has a no-trade clause and is not likely to be traded, suggests a reporter [...]

In a recent report for SI.com, Jon Heyman notes that the Braves are most interested in trading 1B Mark Teixeira to the D’Backs.
However, according to the East Valley Tribune, a local Arizona newspaper, there is ‘no way’ the D’Backs will make such a move, since Atlanta is asking for Chad Tracy or Conor Jackson, Max [...]