Nobody wants A-Rod...sniff, sniff

So, A-Rod opts out of his contract in the middle of game 4 of the World Series ( which is essentially the soonest he could do it)... essentially telling NY to f' off... celebrations ensue in Arlington as the Rangers save the $21 million of A-Rod's salary over the next 2 years that they were still on the hook for... and then... .... ... nothing. No race to sign A-Rod by the other 29 teams in the league... no on-line auction on Ebay, nothing. And now I read that A-Rod's contacted the Yankees, told them that he still wants to play there- and that he understands that any contract he signs will have to compensate the Yankees for the $21 million Ranger's subsidy that his opting out made them forfeit.

A-Rod is no question the most talented, most valuable player in baseball; He's easily the best hitter, an RBI machine, remains an above-average defender, he's still in his prime, and whomever signs him to his next long-term contract will likely have him for his run on Bond's home run record- meaning ticket sales, ticket sales, ticket sales...and what, nothing? WTF. Have we finally gotten to the point that owners are willing to say "He's not worth it"? of course "it" being the $350 million that Boras' thinks he's worth.

I find this all very interesting.