Every fall I wonder what the dominant hot stove story is going to be. The one where, every time we do a post about it, someone says ?I am SO SICK of this!?
Usually it?s a big free agent like Cliff Lee or Albert Pujols. Sometimes it?s the story of a little free agent ? a guy past his prime ? seemingly unable to ever find a team (Johnny Damon has played that part for several years now). This year it?s most definitely gonna be the A-Rod trade saga.
Why wait for the season to end to get that train a-rolling? ?Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that Alex Rodriguez is telling ?close friends? that he wouldn?t block a trade ? as is his right ? as long as it?s to certain big market teams:
He will welcome a trade, the person says, but it must to be to another big-market club. Hint: He won?t be going to the Pittsburgh Pirates.?The most likely choices would be the Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
We?ve talked about the Marlins ? I could see them doing something like that and A-Rod lives in Miami. Not sure why the Angels would want him or what they?d give the Yankees back. Same with Chicago. The Dodgers have already gone on a pretty big spending spree and it seems kinda nuts that they?d consider it.
I guess less important than handicapping possible destinations, however, is figuring how much of the $114 million remaining on his contract the Yankees would be willing to eat. Probably a ton. ?If so, and if Rodriguez?s effective salary to a suitor is?sufficiently?low, any number of people would be willing to take a chance on him, I reckon. ?Because even if he isn?t what he once was, he still is an above average hitter who could conceivably rebound to for a year or two into some approximation of what he once was. Especially if you think that his current woes are health-related.
It would not be at all shocking for this stuff to heat up soon, so prepare yourself for A-Rod-a-palooza, people. It?s gonna pretty much dominate the offseason.
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