sell out almost every game and you can pay off most of his salary
plus you'd be a LOCK to win that weak division and make the playoffs
2007-11-08 03:39:45 · 24 answers · asked by doghouse 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
obviously it will never happen
BUT IF he sold 20,000 more tickets a game for 75 home games (and he would) @ avg. $30.00 each ,it would be 45 million dollars
2007-11-08 06:00:08 · update #1
First, the Pirates need to double their payroll to acquire him.
Second, I think their phone card needs to be re-upped with more minutes so they can actually call his agent.
Third, what guarantee do you have that A-Rod would sell out every home game if he actually went to Pittsburgh and played?
Fourth, it's not a weak division, it's a competitive division.
BRANDON the PIRATES are in the NL CENTRAL NOT the NL EAST... do you even follow baseball?
Fifth, he will most likely end up with a AL team so he can DH later in his career without moving again(well hopefully he won't be moving to another team later).
Sixth, even if he does play for the Pirates, there is no LOCK to win the division(you need pitching, hello 06-07 Yankees??) or make the playoffs.
Nice try, but it won't happen. He will end up with the Angels I believe.
2007-11-08 03:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is realistically not going to happen. GM Neal Huntington has already said that high priced free agents won't be signed. The Bucs need more than one player to fix their mess. As far as PNC Park selling out every game with him, it's capacity is only 38,496, so you still wouldn't have the income generated from increased attendance to pay A-Rod. Only about 5-10% of the teams in baseball could afford what A-Rod wants.
2007-11-08 19:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by P.I. Stingray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if anyone can imagine Payrod in a Pirates uni then they can picture this:
Payrod decides that he wants to be a charitable kind of a guy. He wants to bring smiles to the fans of a small market team. So he calls Mark Shapiro of the Cleveland Indians and says, hey, Mark, I will play third for the Indians for only the league minimum, one year only.
Yep - that is about as realistic as A-Fraud going to Pittsburgh.
2007-11-08 14:04:30 · answer #3 · answered by alomew_rocks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pirates will have to throw in PNC Park and the Pirates as his contract to get A-Rod and he'll probably reject it and want more. Besides, I think the Pirates need pitching. I have season tickets for the 08 Pirate season.
2007-11-08 12:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by julian192001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Pirates as a whole equal A-Rods salary in one year. They couldnt' afford him. The Pirates are not known to spend big money on players. From what I've heard they are one of the cheapest teams.
2007-11-08 11:52:33 · answer #5 · answered by Let's go Red Sox! 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pirates do NOT sell out most games, I don't know where you got that from, but even with that attendance, the Pirates would at least double their ENTIRE TEAM'S payroll by adding A-Rod. Plus, they're not in a "weak" division: the Mets, Phillies, and Braves are contenders every season. The Pirates would end up being in worse shape than the Rangers were when they signed A-Rod to the previous contract more than 5 years ago...
2007-11-08 11:55:41 · answer #6 · answered by Brandon 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The Nationals probably have a better chance of signing him then the Pirates.
2007-11-08 16:20:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A-Rod's going to sign with the Angels. Apparently Arte Moreno is tired of winning.
2007-11-08 12:47:04 · answer #8 · answered by Terry D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe Alex Cora or Chi Chi Rodriquez.
2007-11-08 12:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pirates can't afford a phone card to call Scott Boras.
2007-11-08 12:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by 15fsg546rge1rrheljh45hjr90459ty3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋