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March 03, 2007

There's A Market For A-Rod

Via Jon Heyman-

People familiar with trade inquiries made for Rodriguez last summer tell SI.com that no fewer than eight teams -- some of them shocking -- asked about him. One person with connections to the Yankees identified the teams as the Angels, Dodgers, White Sox, Cubs, Giants, Phillies, Diamondbacks and Indians.

"It was a lot of teams," is the way Yankees general manager Brian Cashman put it. "And some of them would surprise you."

According to someone familiar with the inquiries, the White Sox and Dodgers were among the most persistent pursuers for A-Rod. However, should A-Rod hit the open market, many will view the Angels as the favorite. They are known to be searching for a big bat and have put themselves into position to acquire big players through a series of shrewd business moves.

One top baseball decision maker on one of the eight teams claimed, "We offered the house, but [Cashman] wouldn't even respond."

Besides, A-Rod rendered the point moot with a four-word message to Cashman regarding the possibility of a trade. "No thank you, Cash."

The only way [Alex's agent] Scott Boras could get any luckier would be if it was found out that Anna Nicloe Smith's baby was really his - along with the $400 million that she is reportedly worth.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at March 3, 2007 08:59 AM

Comments

A-Rod's great, but I'm intrigued as to what "the house" entails.

Posted by: brockdc [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 3, 2007 06:01 PM

Here is the summary of this post. A lot of teams that are not the Yankees would like Alex Rodriguez to play for them.

Neither Alex Rodriguez or the Yankees are interested in that coming to pass.

Posted by: SteveB [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 3, 2007 08:18 PM