Headhunter

Right after the A-Rod signing, rumour had it that Maddux had also considered the Yankees...I've learned not to brush off a team that can acquire a half-dozen current or former All-Stars in one offseason (in no order, Rodriguez/Lofton/Sheffield/Vazquez/Brown, and a reliever I forgot (maybe Tom Gordon)).

It's either happened or is a lock to happen, but Aaron Boone will be terminated by the Yankees; his contract explicitly states that he cannot play basketball. Between dumping Boone and the huge boom in ticket sales after the trade, A-Rod has already paid off a huge difference between his salary and Soriano's.

Foolish Rangers; between paying A-Rod nearly $50m per season and sinking money into players like Chan Ho Park, they're looking at a 5 year turnaround...