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BY ANTHONY RIEBER
Newsday Staff Writer
October 11, 2006
Now that the cloud over Joe Torre's head has been lifted, the one hovering
over Alex Rodriguez is ready to take centerstage in Yankeeland.
Should the Yankees try to get A-Rod to waive his no-trade clause? Can Torre
repair his fractured relationship with his third baseman after humiliating
him by batting him eighth in Saturday's season-ending playoff loss in
Detroit? Can Rodriguez win over the fans in New York and be thought of as a
clutch player like his former buddy, Derek Jeter?
The last three days have been about Torre, Torre, Torre. Expect the next few
months to be about A-Rod, A-Rod, A-Rod, despite everyone's denials that the
Yankees and their star want to work hard to make their marriage work.
Remember, Brad and Jen once made the same denials about their marriage. Now
Brad is with Angelina Jolie and baby Shiloh somewhere in Africa and Jen is
canoodling with Vince Vaughn.
"You always reserve the right to change your mind over time with your
opinions, but I fully expect to have him at third base next year for us,"
general manager Brian Cashman said yesterday at Yankee Stadium. "I know he's
motivated like he's been in the past to get this job done."
The job, of course, is winning the World Series, and the Yankees have not
done that since 2000; Rodriguez waived his no-trade clause to come over from
Texas before the 2004 season. After going 1-for-14 in the Yankees'
embarrassing four-game loss to the Tigers in the ALDS, Rodriguez said he
didn't want to leave unless the Yankees "are dying to get me out of here."
Said Cashman, "He wants to stay here and while he is here - and I fully
expect him to be here - we're going to figure this thing out together. Joe's
responsibility, without a doubt, is to get the most out of this player along
with everyone else."
It's a measure of how far A-Rod's star has fallen that questions are still
being asked about whether he can thrive in New York after three seasons in
pinstripes, one of them an MVP year. A possible hint into Torre's thinking is
that he's not sure, either.
"I want to believe that [he can], yes," Torre said. "As far as I'm concerned,
Alex Rodriguez is one of the important pieces to this puzzle here."
Cashman said he has been getting inquiries about Rodriguez's availability
from rival GMs since the slugger's struggles began in May and has always
said, "No thanks." Since the Yankees were eliminated, he has already gotten
one e-mail from a team executive suggesting a Rodriguez deal.
"It was one of those, 'Great season, tough, and then, 'Hey, how about the
following?'" Cashman said. "I wanted to respond, 'Buzzard.' "
Cashman said he expects his counterparts to keep calling. Though it might
seem the Yankees are the only team that could afford to pay Rodriguez's
enormous salary, in fact the Rangers are committed to paying $44 million of
the $108 million he is owed over the next four seasons. The Yankees - or the
team that trades for him - will pay Rodriguez $16 million per season.
Speculation about which teams would be interested in a deal for Rodriguez
centers around the Angels, who have prospects to deal and an owner in Arte
Moreno who wants to make a big splash; the Dodgers, who also have prospects
to spare and need a big bat; and Rodriguez's hometown team, the Marlins, who
would have to get significant money back from the Yankees to fit A-Rod into
their tiny payroll.
Or maybe the Yankees really will keep him and Rodriguez will flourish.
Cashman was asked if A-Rod can be the player the Yankees want him to be with
Torre at the helm.
"He better be," Cashman said.
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