EveryoneElse;1073244 said:
He just said he would leave if the Yankees wanted to get rid of him bad enough.
No trade clauses are put into contracts so players can't be traded to the likes of the Royals and so on, against their will.
He also said he was happy in Texas and didn't want to leave, then when the mikes were turned off he and Boras went all-out to work a trade to Boston.
Trust me, I'm a Rangers fan. I know all about no-trade clauses burning you...Kenny Rogers used his no-trade clause to block a trade to Cincinatti, Juan Gonzalez used his no-trade clause to block a trade to Kansas City (And back then they were in contention), Rafael Palmerio used his no-trade clause to block a trade to the Cubs (twice), Larry Walker (With the Rockies) used his no-trade clause to block a trade here back in 04 when we were contending and A-Rod told Tom Hicks back in late 03 that he would involke his no-trade clause unless he was traded to either the Red Sox or the Yankees. It was the main reason we got screwed in the trade with the Yanks...and the examples above were from a 4 year period, have I mentioned how much I hate no-trade clauses???
Then again, NY media can put enough pressure on a player to warrant them wanting out, whereas the media here isn't as harsh.