pblloyd's Blog

I was watching ESPN last night and I had to rewind something several times that was said by one of the baseball analysts to make certain that what he said was exactly what he said.  He told the viewing audience that Scott Boras, the controversial agent of Alex Rodriguez, said that he is shopping his star client to any baseball team who wants him for the unheard-of contract of 12 years, $360 million.  Yes, you read that right.  According to ESPN, A-Rod's asking price is $360 million over 12 years!!!  Can you believe that?  I am going to go out on a limb and say that no team, absolutely no team, can afford to pay him that much.  In fact, there are entire franchises who are not worth that much.  Aren't they setting their standards a little bit high?  A 12-year, $360 million price tag is being placed on a player who is out of position at 3rd base and, in the playoffs, can't hit a baseball if it were held out in front of him.  What is wrong with this picture?  He's a great player, but he's a great player in the regular season.  He has faltered miserably in the playoffs, including an 8-for-59 slump at the plate that he's currently in.
You know, even if a deal is reached for the asking price, it will never get past the commissioner's office.  But, then again, Bud Selig is one of the most disrespected and overrated commissioners in all of sports.  Can even Bud Selig, though, be crazy enough to approve such a deal?  He had better get a salary cap in place and fast because the spending on baseball players is way out of control.  No baseball player is worth that kind of money.