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I guess anything is possible. Looks like it could be a very active off-season.
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Nov. 1 — With the Texas Rangers willing to listen to offers for Alex Rodriguez, one of those may come from the Boston Red Sox. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported a deal that would send Nomar Garciaparra and prospects to the Rangers for Rodriguez has been discussed.
THE RED SOX first would need to trade Manny Ramirez to free up salary. The Baltimore Orioles may be interested in Ramirez and there is even talk the Yankees might be interested in trading Jason Giambi for the outfielder.
If the Red Sox can’t dump Ramirez or even pitcher Pedro Martinez, the Star-Telegram said a deal for Rodriguez won’t happen.
The New York Times had reported Friday the Rangers were considering trading Rodriguez. A source told the Times the highest paid player in baseball is not being actively shopped by the Rangers, but the team would listen to offers.
Texas has seven years and $179 million remaining on Rodriguez’s 10-year, $252 million deal. By trading the All-Star
shortstop, who led baseball in home runs the last two seasons, the Rangers could free themselves of $25 million per season, the Times reported.
Rodriguez can veto a trade to any team and the Times reported that he would not accept a trade to a National League team. That rules out the Mets, who were Rodriguez’s first choice as a free agent three years ago before eventually signing with the Rangers.
The source told the Times that the shortstop would accept Boston, Anaheim, Baltimore and the Yankees as possible destinations.
Though Rodriguez comes with considerable financial obligations, a Rangers official told the Times he expects Rodriguez to be playing for another team next season.
The Star-Telegram said Rodriguez has always had a desire to play on the East Coast and, during the Rangers’ trip to Boston earlier this year, spoke highly of the passion that surrounds the Red Sox.
Garciaparra has one year left on his contract and is scheduled to receive $11.5 million.
The Star-Telegram said if the Rangers acquired Garciaparra for one year and did not re-sign him, they would free up a substantial amount of money to spend on pitching. The newspaper said the Rangers are expected to have interest in pitcher Kerry Wood if the Chicago Cubs don’t sign him to a long-term extension this winter.
Two sources told the Boston Globe this week that Garciaparra and future bride Mia Hamm plan to make their home in Texas. That makes the proposal even more possible.
The Star-Telegram said, although the Red Sox don’t have young pitching to trade, they do have three top minor league prospects. At the top of the list would be Double A catcher Kelly Shoppach, a Fort Worth native and Brewer High School graduate. Also of interest would be pitcher Jorge De La Rosa, shortstop Hanley Ramirez and third baseman Kevin Youkilis, the newspaper said.
Tom Hicks, the Rangers’ owner who gave Rodriguez his big deal, spoke with his shortstop after the season about the team’s plans and reaffirmed their commitment. But Scott Boras, Rodriguez’s agent, told The Dallas Morning News in September that Hicks had made a commitment to surround Rodriguez with a competitive team and that cutting payroll, as Hicks said he had “no choice but to do,” would go against that.
To make a trade more realistic, an executive with another team said, Rodriguez would have to restructure his contract or the Rangers would need to pay a large chunk of it, bringing the annual value down to about $15 million, the Times reported.
But the official, who had spoken with the Rangers, said that Boras was unwilling to redo the contract and that Hicks would not pay for any of Rodriguez’s contract, offering instead to accept a bloated contract from another team.
NBCSPORTS.COM NEWS SERVICES
Nov. 1 — With the Texas Rangers willing to listen to offers for Alex Rodriguez, one of those may come from the Boston Red Sox. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported a deal that would send Nomar Garciaparra and prospects to the Rangers for Rodriguez has been discussed.
THE RED SOX first would need to trade Manny Ramirez to free up salary. The Baltimore Orioles may be interested in Ramirez and there is even talk the Yankees might be interested in trading Jason Giambi for the outfielder.
If the Red Sox can’t dump Ramirez or even pitcher Pedro Martinez, the Star-Telegram said a deal for Rodriguez won’t happen.
The New York Times had reported Friday the Rangers were considering trading Rodriguez. A source told the Times the highest paid player in baseball is not being actively shopped by the Rangers, but the team would listen to offers.
Texas has seven years and $179 million remaining on Rodriguez’s 10-year, $252 million deal. By trading the All-Star
shortstop, who led baseball in home runs the last two seasons, the Rangers could free themselves of $25 million per season, the Times reported.
Rodriguez can veto a trade to any team and the Times reported that he would not accept a trade to a National League team. That rules out the Mets, who were Rodriguez’s first choice as a free agent three years ago before eventually signing with the Rangers.
The source told the Times that the shortstop would accept Boston, Anaheim, Baltimore and the Yankees as possible destinations.
Though Rodriguez comes with considerable financial obligations, a Rangers official told the Times he expects Rodriguez to be playing for another team next season.
The Star-Telegram said Rodriguez has always had a desire to play on the East Coast and, during the Rangers’ trip to Boston earlier this year, spoke highly of the passion that surrounds the Red Sox.
Garciaparra has one year left on his contract and is scheduled to receive $11.5 million.
The Star-Telegram said if the Rangers acquired Garciaparra for one year and did not re-sign him, they would free up a substantial amount of money to spend on pitching. The newspaper said the Rangers are expected to have interest in pitcher Kerry Wood if the Chicago Cubs don’t sign him to a long-term extension this winter.
Two sources told the Boston Globe this week that Garciaparra and future bride Mia Hamm plan to make their home in Texas. That makes the proposal even more possible.
The Star-Telegram said, although the Red Sox don’t have young pitching to trade, they do have three top minor league prospects. At the top of the list would be Double A catcher Kelly Shoppach, a Fort Worth native and Brewer High School graduate. Also of interest would be pitcher Jorge De La Rosa, shortstop Hanley Ramirez and third baseman Kevin Youkilis, the newspaper said.
Tom Hicks, the Rangers’ owner who gave Rodriguez his big deal, spoke with his shortstop after the season about the team’s plans and reaffirmed their commitment. But Scott Boras, Rodriguez’s agent, told The Dallas Morning News in September that Hicks had made a commitment to surround Rodriguez with a competitive team and that cutting payroll, as Hicks said he had “no choice but to do,” would go against that.
To make a trade more realistic, an executive with another team said, Rodriguez would have to restructure his contract or the Rangers would need to pay a large chunk of it, bringing the annual value down to about $15 million, the Times reported.
But the official, who had spoken with the Rangers, said that Boras was unwilling to redo the contract and that Hicks would not pay for any of Rodriguez’s contract, offering instead to accept a bloated contract from another team.
