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Free Agency
December 4, 2002
Free Agency: Before and After
The Rodriguez Factor
December 11, 2000 is a day that will live in infamy. No, it’s not Pearl Harbor; it is the day the Texas Rangers signed shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a monumental $252 million, 10-year free agent deal (Miller).
Many people inside and outside of baseball were outraged at the gross amount of money the Rangers threw at Rodriguez. A-Rod, as he is affectionately known, now makes more in a year than most small countries. Although he is not the only player to sign a huge free agent contract, his is the one to receive the most attention. This issue was the root of more e-mail to more sports columns than any other event in sports history (Barra).Former White Sox owner Bill Veeck said, “It isn’t the high price of stars that’s expensive, it’s the high price of mediocrity” (Baseball). Before we discuss free agency in its present form we must look a...
December 4, 2002
Free Agency: Before and After
The Rodriguez Factor
December 11, 2000 is a day that will live in infamy. No, it’s not Pearl Harbor; it is the day the Texas Rangers signed shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a monumental $252 million, 10-year free agent deal (Miller).
Many people inside and outside of baseball were outraged at the gross amount of money the Rangers threw at Rodriguez. A-Rod, as he is affectionately known, now makes more in a year than most small countries. Although he is not the only player to sign a huge free agent contract, his is the one to receive the most attention. This issue was the root of more e-mail to more sports columns than any other event in sports history (Barra).Former White Sox owner Bill Veeck said, “It isn’t the high price of stars that’s expensive, it’s the high price of mediocrity” (Baseball). Before we discuss free agency in its present form we must look a...
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