*Pettitte opts out of his $16 million option--while he considers returning or not. This is the Rocket's buddy, remember.
*Posada to test market. He wants to stay a Yankee--I think--and the Yankees want him. Guess what keeps them apart.
*It is axiomatic that the market for premium free-agents is driven by the dimmest owner (see Hicks, Tom). Regarding A-Rod: the Cubs, Dodgers and Marlins have declared themselves out. The Red Sox will probably re-sign Lowell, the Mets are delighted with David Wright, and now come the rumors that A-Rod has no desire to return to short.
Which leaves?
The Angels.
Who all of a sudden--Scott Boras's witchcraft aside--may suddenly be bidding against themselves.
Funny thing, though.
You know where A-Rod would fit in perfectly? The Astros. The park is heaven for right-handed pull hitters, the 'Stros need a third baseman, and A-Rod could slide in perfectly between Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee and hit forty balls a year in, over, and above the Crawford Boxes. Furthermore, the city has one daily paper, the press and fan base are mostly gentle (not Phoenix gentle, but gentle), and Houston is a football city anyway.
Of course, no way Drayton McClane pays thirty mil for a single player--not just after clearing hometown heroes Biggio and Bagwell off the books--so that's that.
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