MLB Rumors: 5 teams that can talk Alex Rodriguez out of retirement
By John Buhler
Alex Rodriguez decided that 2016 will be his final year before retiring. However, here are five teams that could talk him out of retirement for 2017.
On Wednesday, controversial Major League Baseball former superstar Alex Rodriguez has reportedly decided to hang up the spikes at the end of the 2016 MLB season with the New York Yankees. The 40-year-old third baseman/designated hitter has spent his entire 21-year big league career in the American League and for better or worse, put up ridiculous offensive numbers at the plate.
While Rodriguez was a three-time American League MVP (2003, 2005, 2007), 14-time American League All-Star (1996-98, 2000-08, 2010-11), and a World Series Champion with the 2009 Yankees, the right-handed slugger didn’t do it cleanly, as he admitted to using PEDs twice in his career, once with the Texas Rangers and once while with the Yankees.
Arguably the most self-conscious superstar of his era and the most reviled villain in the game not name Barry Bonds, Rodriguez in his first 21 seasons in the American League hit 687 home runs, drove in 2,055 runs, and collected 3,070 career hits. If it weren’t for PEDs, we’re talking about the best offensive baseball player of all-time not named Willie Mays or Hank Aaron.
While Rodriguez seems content on hanging it up after 2016, what if some team in the MLB does try to sign him to a one-year deal in the 2017 at the ripe young of 41. He’ll retire at the of the 2017 campaign with nearly $500 million career earnings as a big leaguer and one of the darker marks on the game from the awful Steroid Era. Though highly unlikely, here are the five teams best equipped to sign A-Rod to a one-year deal in 2017.
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