A-Rod To Boston Sounds Swell

Published: November 1, 2007, 5:17 pm

Tags: alex rodriguez, alexrodriguez, mike lowell, mikelowell, scott boras, scottboras

Filed under: Boston, New York, Red Sox, AL East, MLB TransactionsExcuse us for all the Alex Rodriguez talk around here, but no matter what you think about the guy -- hate him, love him, indifference -- you can't deny that the best player in baseball opting out of the biggest contract in baseball with the most storied franchise in the land thanks to his one-part evil, two-parts genius agent Scott Boras doesn't make for a fascinating story. Because it does. And for as much grumbling as there's been from Boston fans (the "we don't want A-Rod" talk has been pretty strong) King Kaufman at Salon makes quite the compelling argument for the contrary. I think if I were the Boston Red Sox I would sign A-Rod for some amount of money that would make even other rich teams throw up in their mouths. I'd try to re-sign Mike Lowell for two years, then move Rodriguez back to third in 2010. But I wouldn't worry too much about that part of the equation.How much would it be worth to the Sox to beat the

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