[saquin]

The Yanks were able to get A-Rod, when the Sox couldn't, because the Rangers were willing to pay more of A-Rod's contract for the Yanks. Why? Because the player they were getting from the Yanks (Soriano) had a much cheaper contract than the player they were getting from the Sox (Ramirez). It's that simple. The Yanks had a young, potentially great player who was very cheap. The Sox had a great player who was overpriced. The Rangers found the package offered by the Yankees much more attractive. And it wasn't because the Yankees offered more money. They just offered more value, in the form of a young player they had developed. Isn't that the way it's supposed to work?

This sour grapes whining by the Sox management is very unattractive.

[gdani]

The Yanks were able to get A-Rod, when the Sox couldn't, because the Rangers were willing to pay more of A-Rod's contract for the Yanks. Why? Because the player they were getting from the Yanks (Soriano) had a much cheaper contract than the player they were getting from the Sox (Ramirez). It's that simple.

Actually, the issue was that A-Rod would have been accepting a pay cut to go to the Red Sox & the player's union wouldn't allow it.

That's why A-Rod is in a Yanks uniform & not a BoSox one.