In light of A-Rod's recent tear -- he hit six home runs last week and has 15 in the last 30 days -- questions about his future are bound to keep popping up. If the Yankees hold their position, there are only a few other teams that will be able to afford a $30 million man. Who will it be?
Tim Marchman's answer is probably not music to any Yankee fan's ears:
Yankees fans aren't going to want to hear this, but the Boston Red Sox, the second-richest team in baseball, have an enormous amount of money to spend. Curt Schilling, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, and Eric Hinske, among others, will all be free agents at the end of this year, leaving the Sox with few holes on their team and nearly $50 million to spend. After next year they'll be free of $28 million in obligations to Manny Ramirez and Jason Varitek. In 2004, they demonstrated their willingness to go to near-absurd lengths to lay hands on Rodriguez, and of course little could be a more worthy expenditure than grabbing their top rival's best player to fill a position of need. It sounds sensational, but there truly isn't a better fit for Rodriguez, and the smart money looks to be either on him making his way to Boston, or on the threat of his doing so forcing the Yankee chieftains to relent and make a liar out of their GM. This will cause great glee for Sox fans either way.
While I'm not sold on the idea that
Brian Cashman will somehow sully his good reputation by changing his mind and dealing with A-Rod -- that would just be solid business, after all -- the Red Sox truly do still seem like the frontrunner for Mr. Rod's services. Just how upsetting this would be to the Red Sox-Yankees equilibrium, and to both fanbases, would, at the very least, be incredibly entertaining. Please, please,
please let it happen. Please?Sorry, No Photos
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
9-11-2007 @ 3:53PM
boston sucks said...
The Deadsux SUCK..No matter who plays for themm-they still have another 83 years to go before they win anything! LOL
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9-11-2007 @ 4:09PM
Michael of Art said...
I'll be through with da Red Sox if A-Rod is on the team. That is how much I like Sox and don't like
A-Stinky-Rod.
Michael of Art
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9-11-2007 @ 4:14PM
Michael of Art said...
I was not competing to be number 1, but as you had me posted there, I went to check something else online came back and was not on there and had to enter again. Why did you move my comment off, and place another there? That is not nice! Now is it?
Michael of Art
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9-11-2007 @ 4:20PM
Michael of Art said...
Anyway GO SOX, without A-Rod, don't want the jerk on the team. Hope we keep the good guys that are free agents, and kick Yankees arses with A-Rod still with them and falling off his streak.
Michael of Art
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9-11-2007 @ 4:23PM
Earl Bailey said...
It's "The Curse Of The Bambino" again. Somehow, the Sox have to find a way to blow it between now and October. I'm sure they will!!!
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9-11-2007 @ 4:39PM
Michael said...
Go Yankee's the 2007 Yankees will win the World series nothing but class Go Yankee's !!!!! 5 games back now 14 in june wow the sox are about to screw up again
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9-11-2007 @ 5:01PM
tom said...
Why would a team with a rem-dog ,a big poopie and some guy named usesless need a qaulity player like Arod?
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9-11-2007 @ 5:40PM
John said...
Too much money..too much pressure..two months in
Boston and those Irish fans will have A-Rod drinking.
He will be better off in the WIndy City (Cubs).
Pienella likes him and there is no pressure to win
anything...
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9-11-2007 @ 5:44PM
Tkeyah said...
hey, A-Rod shouldnt be traded to Boston. They dont deserve a valuable player like Arod, plus he doesnt like Jason but he he's cool with David,Manny, and Kevin. Arod stay where ur at.GO YANKEES!!!WHOOOOOO
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9-11-2007 @ 6:05PM
ken said...
hmmmmmmmmmm just like yankee fans knocking a-rod when he was screwing up with people on base and in the playoff's now he is hitting a ton of homer's and knocking in run's winning games with hits they love him well guess what he hates new york and that punk ass bitch jeter/cheater me being a RED SOX die hard fan personally i do not want A-ROD he is a cancer on a team YANKEE'S GM CASHMAN already said if he opt's out of his contract the Yanks's will not make effort in signing him or better put they will not even attempt to talk with him about a contract so only 2 other teams can actually pay what he wants is Angels and Sox i personally hope they resign LOWELL AND ALL THE OTHER FREE AGENTS WE HAVE AT END OF YEAR THAN PAY AROD 30 OR MORE MILLION A YEAR NO ONE IS WORTH THAT MUCH MONEY TO ME 10 MILLION A YEAR FOR ANY PLAYER IN ANY SPORT IS TOO MUCH THEY NEED TO CAP ALL SPORTS AND MAKE SPORTS TICKETS TO GAMES AFFORDABLE AGAIN TO THE AVERAGE FAMILY THESE PLAYERS HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH REALITY WHEN IS ENOUGH MONEY ENOUGH THEY ARE PLAYING A KIDS GAME IT HAS GOTTEN REALLY SAD THAT WHEN A PLAYER SAYS 8 MILLION IS AN INSULT TO HIM ASSANTE SAMEUAL OR I WANT MORE MONEY WHEN THEY ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT TO PLAY UNDER BUT NOW THEY FEEL LIKE INSTEAD OF THE SAY 12 MILLION PER YEAR THEY ARE SIGNED FOR THEY WANT 15 TO 18 MILLION A YEAR PLEASE FIRE ALL THE PLAYERS CAP EVERYTHING TO TIERS THEY DO NOT WANT TO PLAY FOR THE TIER THEY ARE IN TELL THEM GET A REAL JOB SEE HOW REAL PEOPLE LIVE WHAT IS IT 75% OF ALL AMERICANS MAKE UNDER $30,000 PER YEAR WAKE UP BALL PLAYERS & FANS
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9-11-2007 @ 6:20PM
kevin said...
the best one i have heard is when scotty pipin for the bulls said he was making slave wages and he was making 10 million a year
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9-11-2007 @ 6:22PM
BOSOX said...
Why would Boston sign A-Rod when it has a great group of young talented players ready to step in as well as great players available to re-sign like LOWELL. A-Rod is overpaid, over exposed and over rated. Last year, all he heard was BOO's by New York fans. This year he took his shots and WOW now he can hit again. Loser stay away from Boston, we don't want you hear!!!!
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9-11-2007 @ 6:34PM
albates said...
a-rod to the soxs yeah right the yankess will put up the money to keep him in New York. Even if Boston does get Arod the soxs will not win it all by no means. The Yankess will keep A-rod, and Cashman better make some trades for some pitching if the yanks are going to win it all. Boston stinks period Go Yankess the greatest team ever. Yanks are number one to to me.
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9-11-2007 @ 6:40PM
fenwaydump said...
"LOSER???" The SUX have the RICHEST HISTORY OF LOSING!!!!!!Their trades and the STARS who wanted out of that dump as fast as they could, come in a close second..
Roger, Wade, Johnny, and who could forget...
Sparky Lyle for Danny Cater!!!!
The Bambino for some cash..
THE NY YANKEES..
26 WS Rings and we won't have to wait 86 years for 27!
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9-11-2007 @ 6:49PM
brendan said...
smart move epstien drive up the price for A fraud , then sign lowell for 10 mil
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9-11-2007 @ 6:50PM
Bob C. said...
It cracks me up when some moronic redsox 'fan' starts talking about 'all the $$$' the Yankees spend.
Hmmmmmm. The SECOND richest team just couldn't help themselves when GAGne(good move there, Theo)became available(NICE move NOT moving, Brian). Didn't they also pay 50, or was it 100 million JUST FOR THE RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE with the Japanese(his name eludes me..insignificant-I'll take YANKEE FARMHAND CHIN MAE, any day!)pitcher and then another 100 million to sign him?????uh uh. The Yankees-rich in tradition..The sox-rich in DISAPOINTMENTS!
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9-11-2007 @ 6:55PM
Mike in Bakersfield. said...
Roger Clemmens refuses to wear a redsox hat when he is inducted into the hall of fame.
Wade Boggs refused to wear a redsox hat when he was inducted.
Bernie Williams took MUCH less to resign with the Yankees back in '99. Boston offered him the city.
No thanks.
Sparkie Lyle said he hated playing for boston..
hmmmmmmmm........what a team..what a fan base.
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9-11-2007 @ 7:06PM
brendan said...
yankass fans how does 2nd place feel , 200 and whatever million losers i wil put this disclomer in i would take jeter on my team , not a fraud
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9-11-2007 @ 7:14PM
brendansux said...
Dear Moron,
When the season ends and the playoffs begin...2nd place will feel just like FIRST. Besides, after 10 STRAIGHT YEARS in first, it's time to let last year's THIRD PLACE TEAM have a small brief taste.
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9-11-2007 @ 7:20PM
JL said...
There's no place else for A Rod to go after the Yankees. He's the best player in baseball and can only be challenged by playing with the most storied franchise in history. The Boohoosox? Please--going to them would only add to a losing image. He's got to win a championship with the Yanks to reach that next level of the Baseball Pantheon.
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