Surprise....surprise.. A-Rod's wife files for divorce

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I've known A-Rod was a piece-o-work since his college days. I remember when the Mariners drafted him that he was a jerk even in the negotiations - hello, you're a kid. They should've left him in Miami.

Actually, A-Rod might have left money on the table while negotiating with Seattle after the 1993 draft - he wound up with a major-league contract for about $1.3 million, which is exactly what #2 overall Darren Dreifort received as a signing bonus, plus another $1MM bonus. That's almost exactly the percentile difference, on average, between picks 1 and 2, historically. Considering he's the best-rated prospect to ever get drafted, he really didn't pull some of the shenanigans that others (Josh Beckett and Jason Varitek in the past; Rick Porcello more recently) in similar spots have turned.

Beside this, there's the fact that Scott Boras did all of the negotiating, but yeah.

I'm pretty sure Cynthia Rodriguez will wind up in a better position for having married A-Rod - after all, life's just so brutal when you have to run to Lenny Kravitz's Paris apartment to get away from your husband's lavish NYC condo - so it's all crocodile tears at this point. Without knowing the details of the relationship, and while recognizing that the spouses of professional athletes are generally in bizarre situations to start that often don't play by the same rules of what I would expect from a relationship, it's hard to say any more - the prenup would be interesting, but I'm sure it'll settle before any of that mess reaches court.

[AGDee]

Ira Elegant? Did that make anybody else giggle?

I'm afraid I lump pro athletes with politicians ... one who doesn't cheat is the rare exception.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Actually, A-Rod might have left money on the table while negotiating with Seattle after the 1993 draft - he wound up with a major-league contract for about $1.3 million, which is exactly what #2 overall Darren Dreifort received as a signing bonus, plus another $1MM bonus. That's almost exactly the percentile difference, on average, between picks 1 and 2, historically. Considering he's the best-rated prospect to ever get drafted, he really didn't pull some of the shenanigans that others (Josh Beckett and Jason Varitek in the past; Rick Porcello more recently) in similar spots have turned.

Beside this, there's the fact that Scott Boras did all of the negotiating, but yeah.

I'm pretty sure Cynthia Rodriguez will wind up in a better position for having married A-Rod - after all, life's just so brutal when you have to run to Lenny Kravitz's Paris apartment to get away from your husband's lavish NYC condo - so it's all crocodile tears at this point. Without knowing the details of the relationship, and while recognizing that the spouses of professional athletes are generally in bizarre situations to start that often don't play by the same rules of what I would expect from a relationship, it's hard to say any more - the prenup would be interesting, but I'm sure it'll settle before any of that mess reaches court.

Oh, I agree the Mariners got their money's worth with Alex, but I recall him coming across as quite the spoiled brat during negotiations - I was pretty young then, but I remember the general "tone" of the media coverage.

Regarding the pre-nup, they've been married long enough now that certain terms of the pre-nup are probably no longer valid, plus it was him that cheated, not her, which probably changes some things.