Giants to possibly sign A. Rod

There are rumors in the media that the San Francisco Giants are interested in signing Alex Rodriguez.

If they were to actually sign A. Rod, I would shake my head in disapproval. The fact is that Barry Bonds has been cut from the team, and the SF Giants need another popular player on the team in order to draw ticket sales. It is a business and I can understand why they need to do it, but A. Rod is not the guy they should go after if they want to win.

I want to make it clear that Alex Rodriguez is a phenomenal baseball player. His stats speak for themselves. The problem is that every team that A. Rod has been on since his early days in the league, has lost. The best example would be his time spent on the New York Yankees. The Yankees were champions prior to his arrival and they wanted to win another championship and felt that by signing A. Rod, they would be able to do it. After all of the hype that came with A. Rod joining the team, the Yankees failed to win another championship. The New York Yankees have not won a championship since 2000. They have fallen on hard times and have not only released their championship winning manager Joe Torre, but now A. Rod has been let go and is a free agent as well.

The Giants have the money to make this signing happen, but I think that it could be better spent on another player. Hopefully they will keep their options open and not make any rash decisions in the near future.

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