Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
January 22, 2004
Fish Story

Here's a speculative story about Ivan Rodriguez possibly going back to the Marlins:


Rodriguez, though, would have to wait until May 1 before signing with the Marlins, unless there is an unprecedented -- and highly unconventional -- sign-and-trade transaction involving a second team.

I don't think it will happen before May 1. The union proved with the veto of the A-Rod deal that they won't let the CBA be violated, and my bet is they will see a sign and trade as a clear violation of the CBA, and stiff I-Rod, too. (That would leave a month to stiff E-Rod, O-Rod, U-Rod and Sometimes Y-Rod.)

Of course, the Mariners may be interested in the catcher as well, and they are a lot more likely to win than the Tigers.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:41 PM | Free Agents | TrackBack (1)
Comments

Ah, yes. The worst teams in MLB *do* have a purpose: they are to help agents bid up the price for "credible" athletes. You'd think ESPN, which is at least partially interested in this outcome, wouldn't speculate in the direction of less money, as in the case of the bogus Marlins story. Note also, that they will likely not speculate in the direction of Seattle, since ESPN seems to stand for Eastern SPorts Network (Elitist SPorts Network).

Posted by: matt stoeffler at January 26, 2004 12:11 PM