If you have 20 minutes to spare, click here to watch the 30 for 30 short film "The Deal" about the failed Texas-Boston trade. Rodriguez exercised his right to void the final three years of the contract after seven seasons, and agent Scott Boras revealed the news during the eighth inning of Game 4 of the World Series -- just as the rival Red Sox were putting the finishing touches on a sweep of the Rockies.
Among players in all U. Miguel Cabrera is also in the conversation, having signed a massive extension with the Detroit Tigers last year. Although Rodriguez produced terrific stats for the Rangers, his success didn't improve the team as a whole. Texas finished last in the AL West all three years with Rodriguez, averaging 72 wins per season. During the previous three years, the Rangers averaged 85 wins, capturing AL West titles in and and finishing last in In the subsequent three years, the team averaged 83 wins and finished in third place each season.
The Rangers' average attendance during three years with Rodriguez was 2,, For the previous three years, it was 2,, For the subsequent three years, it was 2,, Boras was a minor league infielder for four seasons in the St.
Louis Cardinals organization. After the deal was announced, apocalyptic forecasts about the sport's future abounded. Coming into the MLB season, he has a His WAR compared to other players is in a league of its own. Griffey Jr. Through the All-Star break July he was batting. Rodriguez was playing better than all three players through the first 50 games of the season, batting.
Trout is a transcendent talent. At the age of 26, he has more home runs than Barry Bonds and almost more hits than Pete Rose at that age. Both Rose and Bonds are Hall of Fame caliber players and are two of the greatest hitters of all-time. Trout is just starting to enter his, historically speaking, prime production years, and he has already produced at a HOF level. His level of play is an outlier in comparison to his contemporaries. Players try to secure long-term deals to assure large amounts of money.
Of course, his steroid-related issues came to light and overshadowed the end of his stellar playing career. A-Rod gets deferred Rangers money through That was converted to an assignment bonus, which has racked up two percent in interest every year.
However, because Rodriguez got his lawyers involved, they orchestrated a deal in which the money was put into an investment account. So as it turns out, Rodriguez actually made more money on his deferred payment plan. Chalk that up as another smart move by a guy who has made arguably the greatest turnaround of any athlete in his post-playing career.
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