true...but a way too big a chunk of $$$ is tied up, and the pitching isn't improved.
there's no denying the player he is. i jsut believe this isn't fantasy baseball. i'd gladly take a scott brosius type at 3rd, if it somehow translated into having a great rotation and pen...w/ the $ going elsewhere.
the one problem is that there's jack shit on the FA mkt this year for pitching. pettitte and rogers are the best SPs on the list...and once Mo signs, freakin' Francisco C is the best reliever available. Slim pickings, to say the least.
which leaves trades as the only viable option to improve a pitching staff. so basically saying we'd have to wait a year or so to spend the $$$ wisely.
bottom line...for me, its too much to spend on one part of the puzzle...regardless of who/how good. plus, arod's a jackoff. always felt that way...but now, w/out the TX subsidy...and getting his talent at a bargain price...i really don't want him in pinstripes.
it would have to be 20 to 22m/year, for me to even consider. (as a fan)
and even that would prolyl have to include weekly hummers from his wife.