Anyone Want Overpriced Talent?

The Yankees were so awful during this postseason but one guy stood out and that was Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod had a drop during the regular season batting .272 with 18 home runs and 57 RBI's in 122 games. He was worse in the postseason. He went 3-25 with no HR's or RBI's, 2 BB, and struckout 12 times. Now Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano seemed to be just as bad or even worse but A-Rod has always been the lightning rod for the Yankees because of his past and how much he gets paid.

Now with the season over for the Yankees (heck, even the game before the season was over) speculation has risen that A-Rod will not be on the Yankees next season and that he will be traded. A-Rod, however, is a very expensive player with five years and $114 million remaining on his contract. If he is traded to some other team, the Yankees will have to eat most of the money remaining to make him appealing and A-Rod would have to approve the destination. Miami is right now the rumored destination to be despite the denial of Yankees GM Brian Cashman saying he hasn't had any trade talks with anyone about A-Rod. Alex says he wants to be a Yankee next year.

So the question is simple: Will Alex Rodriguez be on another team next season? It seems like he will end up somewhere else. There is not much more benefit for A-Rod staying in New York with the media hounding him all the time. He will want to move on from that spot and find a place with less pressure. As for finding him a team, if the Yankees are willing to eat enough money then some franchise will negotiate for A-Rod. I could see a team with a good pitching staff looking to make a postseason run with an average lineup getting him. It could be other teams looking for someone to draw in the crowds but that doesn't seem like the stronger selling point.

Whether he stays with the Yanks or goes somewhere else, Alex Rodriguez is going somewhere he wants to go now: away from the attention.

P.S. I'd stay away from the Super Bowl, hot celebs, and popcorn while you're at it. Maybe just watch it at home... with the curtains closed.

The Prince Wins 2nd Derby in KC

Oh man the Home Run Derby that I didn't see (for the most part). Didn't watch the meaningless event this year as I had much better things to do. Twiddling thumbs is better, right? Anyway, Prince Fielder prove to be the royal commodity last night as he won the Home Run Derby for the second time in his career. He beat out Jose Bautista in the final round, 12-7, and finished the derby with 28 total home runs. He and Ken Griffey Jr. are the only players to have multiple Derby titles in their careers because of this.

Congrats to Prince for another title but I got to say that I love the fact that the Captains for both sides sucked so hard. A Dodger and a Yankee couldn't get by the first round. Just blissful. I especially loved the fact that Robinson Cano, last year's winner, was booed the whole night and that he didn't hit a single home run. So great. I sort of hope they keep it going for the Yankee players tomorrow night. ENCORE, KANSAS CITY!!!