ESPN is reporting that Scott Boras thinks Alex Rodriguez is worth $30 million a year. And that is probably what A-Rod will command in the open market, but it's not what a past-his-prime third basemen with no wold series rings and a terrible postseason record should earn. ESPN baseball analyst Buster Olney says that A-Rod is worth at least $30 million - but it's worth noting this is the same guy who said the Yankees' Randy Johnson signing would make them a 110-win team.
The A-Rod deal that will happen this winter (or sooner) will be more proof that sports salaries are out of control. After the Rashard Lewis deal I wouldn't have a hard time believing a $35 million/year contract. Who would be interested? Maybe the Angels, the Sawks, the Yanks, or Scrooge McDuck. Either way someone is going to get an MVP caliber player who always comes through in the clutch*.
* - in April or May
Meanwhile, Marlins president David Samson thinks the Ichiro contract will destroy baseball. He says "...there's no chance anybody's worth that. And Ichiro, who's led his team to zero? Nothing?". Yeah, I guess 116 wins is nothing, especially when you run the luckiest franchise on Earth that has 2 championships and no fans to show for it. In unrelated news, the Marlins are paying Armando Benitez $9.87 million this season.
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