Cost-efficient Hunter tops wish list; With A-Rod out of picture -- at $350M, anyway -- Twins OF could be a bargain

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: November 6, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Agent Scott Boras arrived in town Friday to set up shop for one of baseball's all-time biggest selling campaigns, putting talk of Alex Rodriguez's next contract at the center of nearly every discussion this week as baseball's general managers gather for their annual meetings.

If any team is crazy enough to spend $350million on one player who has never taken a team to a World Series, more power to them -- though they should listen to the horror stories that can be told by Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks.

He's the last owner to offer a record-setting deal -- to the same Alex Rodriguez -- and ...

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