are there really some teams interested in Arod?

raykasa · October 23, 2012 2:59AM

i can't imagine any team wanting him, even if the yanks eat most of the contract. at age 37, i think he's about done. his key stats are declining each year. should be a marginal 3b for 2013. comments?

Mdube16 · October 23, 2012 3:06AM

for sure teams will be interested if the Yankees eat the salary. When healthy he's still a power bat at 3B. He needs out of NY media wise and he has a few productive years left.

bigwilli · October 23, 2012 3:11AM

Oh yeah there will be a few teams interested. If the Yankees will eat a good chuck of his salary . His hitting
numbers may be down a bit but he is still a pretty good defensive player. Even with declining numbers he is
still better than alot of 3rd. basemen.

OAKESY25 · October 23, 2012 4:53AM

the white sox!

PSASAP · October 23, 2012 5:45AM

Billy Beane will be interested, provided the Yankees cover the first $29 million.

Mdube16 · October 23, 2012 6:12AM

also remember that his injury this year was his hand so his loss of power after he came back could be attributed to that.

ndleo · October 23, 2012 6:24AM

The true value of AROD for another team is the milestones. He should move to first or DH to limit his exposure to getting injured. I'm not sure where the final numbers fell, but I read that his hitting stats as a DH were far superior to his stats as a 3B. Since the Yankee are pretty much filled with 1B or DH types, I think he ends up in Toronto.

halosfan · October 23, 2012 11:55AM

If I am the angels and the yanks eat the majority of that salary I would take him if the Yanks also took Vernon Wells

TNP777 · October 23, 2012 12:01PM

Send him to Chavez Ravine. He couldn't be any worse than Juan Urine (which is what the auto-correct feature on my phone calls him).

As with everyone else, this move would depend on NYY eating most/all of his salary. Even the Guggenheim Partnership has its limitations.

JMDVM · October 23, 2012 1:04PM

He's done. Should take the honorable way out like Chipper Jones and retire. But he's an egomaniac and would never retire. Remember Willie Mays stumbling around in CF for the Mets? That is where ARod is heading. Why would any team want him? Had only one good play-off performance in his career (2009) and I'll give the credit to Kate Hudson for that.

ClockworkAngel · October 23, 2012 1:31PM

<< He's done. Should take the honorable way out like Chipper Jones and retire. But he's an egomaniac and would never retire. Remember Willie Mays stumbling around in CF for the Mets? That is where ARod is heading. Why would any team want him? Had only one good play-off performance in his career (2009) and I'll give the credit to Kate Hudson for that. >>

I still think he can play, just not in New York. He can't handle the attention and does too many stupid things. I also get the sense he's not much of a team player and is kind of phony

I think he's worth about $5Million and would guess the Yanks might find a team to pay that. Back to Seattle?

jeffcbay · October 23, 2012 1:41PM

Please don't let it be the Orioles...

handyman · October 23, 2012 4:52PM

I hope the yankees keep him. Btw I dont like the yankees.

BaltimoreYankee · October 23, 2012 9:15PM

Just to throw in a Yankee fan perspective: I'd be very, very surprised if ARod gets traded. The Yankees would have to eat too much money and then figure out who plays third. They will never get value from him but I believe he can be a .275/20/80 guy next year after taking the off season to fully heal. He still plays pretty good defense and he has a lot of pride. I would not be surprised to see him bounce back and have a good 2 more years (not 5).

ClockworkAngel · October 23, 2012 10:53PM

<< Just to throw in a Yankee fan perspective: I'd be very, very surprised if ARod gets traded. The Yankees would have to eat too much money and then figure out who plays third. They will never get value from him but I believe he can be a .275/20/80 guy next year after taking the off season to fully heal. He still plays pretty good defense and he has a lot of pride. I would not be surprised to see him bounce back and have a good 2 more years (not 5). >>

Yankees have rarely let money be a big factor and I doubt they start now. If they think they are a better team with a prospect or free agent at 3B, I think they'd bite the bullet and eat it. They're not going to keep throwing him out there if he's a hinderance.

itzagoner · October 23, 2012 11:01PM

i don't think anyone is interested in him. if you look at the recent formula for success in MLB, it doesn't include an A-Rod or anyone like him.

today's baseball champion is a scrappy, dirty, fuzzy-faced kid rolling around in the dirt or bouncing up and down in the dugout. he loves his teammates and couldn't care any less if the world was full of hot, blonde supermodels looking for a free night of fun.....until AFTER the season ends.

mlbfan2 · October 24, 2012 12:18AM

<< He's done. >>

He's probably done being a superstar, but he's still quite good. He was an above average player this year (112 OPS+).

A few years ago, people said David Ortiz was done, and this year he was as good as ever. I certainly don't expect ARod to bounce back as well as Ortiz did, but bouncing back a little wouldn't surprise me.

ClockworkAngel · October 24, 2012 2:12AM

Is this his contact year? How long is he signed for? I would say if this is his contract year, then PAYROD will have his best year in a long time

CNote · October 24, 2012 3:06AM

Back to Seattle? Why, so he can get boo'd every at bat, and have every home run ball tossed back to the field?

TNP777 · October 24, 2012 4:23AM

<< Is this his contact year? How long is he signed for? I would say if this is his contract year, then PAYROD will have his best year in a long time >>

i believe he has 5 more years on his deal, which is why talk about his future in NY is so ramped up. If he was at the end of his contract, there would be no hesitation to jettison him.

As for the PAYROD comment, isn't that what all players do? Aren't they all looking to get paid? What was he supposed to do - turn down the quarter billion dollar contract the Rangers offered him? What player would have done that?

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ClockworkAngel · October 24, 2012 6:17AM

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<< Is this his contact year? How long is he signed for? I would say if this is his contract year, then PAYROD will have his best year in a long time >>

i believe he has 5 more years on his deal, which is why talk about his future in NY is so ramped up. If he was at the end of his contract, there would be no hesitation to jettison him.

As for the PAYROD comment, isn't that what all players do? Aren't they all looking to get paid? What was he supposed to do - turn down the quarter billion dollar contract the Rangers offered him? What player would have done that?

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To answer your question, few players would have done that, you are right. Though I can think of a few: Kirby Puckett, Tony Gwynn, Nolan Ryan, Jered Weaver have all signed lower contracts out of wither loyalty, family reasons, or both

Also, there is a difference between going to the highest bidder and only having a great year and playing hurt and taking great care of yourself in your contract year. Many players sign a big contract and then may not take as good a care of themselves in the offseason, may not play hurt, whatever. Payrod definitely strikes me as that kind of a guy.....maybe I'm wrong and he gets a bum rap....I dunno

mcadams · October 24, 2012 8:40AM

I think he will attract a good bit of attention from GMs. On the list above of 3B, I'd say Arod right now is somewhere south of Ryan Zimmerman and somewhere north of Pablo Sandoval. I can easily see a club giving him $5-$7m a year if NYY would eat $23-$25m. For how many years though, that is the question.

I could actually see the Braves making a run at Arod. With Chipper retired, Frank Wren's plan was to move Martin Prado from LF to 3B, and then go look for a corner outfielder in the winter meetings. BUT if Arod is available, I could see Wren leaving Prado in Left and giving Arod a shot at playing everyday 3B. Atlanta doesn't have a superstar 3B in the farm system who is ready to take over yet. If Arod struggled, they'd probably give the job to Juan Francisco to finish out the year.

JMDVM · October 24, 2012 2:45PM

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<< He's done. >>

He's probably done being a superstar, but he's still quite good. He was an above average player this year (112 OPS+).

A few years ago, people said David Ortiz was done, and this year he was as good as ever. I certainly don't expect ARod to bounce back as well as Ortiz did, but bouncing back a little wouldn't surprise me. >>

He can't hit in the clutch and he can't stay healthy. Numbers are on a downward trajectory. He's owed $114million over the next 5 years. After ARod opted out, it was a stupid move by Cashman to sign him for 10 years when he could have signed him for less. There were no other interested parties and Cashman had ARod over the barrel.

mlbfan2 · October 25, 2012 12:08AM

<< He can't hit in the clutch and he can't stay healthy. >>

Clutch is a myth. He has a better OPS than Jeter in clutch situations, anyway. So, it's not even true.

are there really some teams interested in Arod?

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