He is trying to get Boston intersted because I bet he is starting to realize that the bidding process is different without Boston or NY in the mix. Arod will be taking a pay cut.
A-Rod may have impressive individual performance, but a team player he is not. Anybody remember Dick Allen? A-Rod isn't quite that bad, but he's working on it.
Maybe he figures it will start a bidding war and the Yankees
figure they will have to give him what he wants:
$300 million.
...a year...