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Originally Posted by Charley575
How many Division titles did the Rangers win with him? Yes, he produces, but for any team on an actual budget, he's overpriced. The Big Boys can pay that figure, but they are the minority. That's what sucks about modern baseball. Teams like the Marlins, Rays, Royals, and Pirates have become glorified AAA teams for the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, and Mets. And in between these two extremes you have all the other also-rans who seldom make a twitch on the richter scale of post season appearances. Please don't try to tell me that if the Marlins would just pay A-Rod 30 mil a season and field 24 minor leaguers along side of him, they'd be competitive. That's silly.
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The Rangers did a poor job of managing the rest of their team. He absolutely wasn't over-priced. Sure, there are a handful of teams his salary would probably be too much for but only a few and the Rangers certainly aren't on that list. The Rangers had no pitching (which is a product of poor player development not a hamstrung payroll) and were regularly near the league lead in runs scored when Rodriguez is on the team. To blame any part of those teams' troubles on him is ridiculous.