And the irony is that Boston is one of the last places Teixeira will go unless he sees a guaranteed opportunity to play 150 games there. With strong veterans manning 1B, 3B and DH, that ain't happening.
When there's places he could go, be paid just about as much, and be guaranteed not to lose a single game to roster politics, why would he go to a place where might wind up to deal with a 1B/3B/DH rotation? Even if he's the best player of the four, which is debatable, it's still an avoidable hassle that would serve as a tiebreaker between us any any team that meets his price and actually has openings.