The one saving grace on the A-Rod re-up was his postseason heroics in 2009.
Which some cynical Red Sox fans probably still attribute to extra-good pharmaceuticals or extra-good love from Kate Hudson.
Tanaka pitched pretty good this offseason. Even last night I thought he showed a lot of guts hanging in there when it looked like he was about to get the early hook. I don't think he's really the problem.
I agree on all that.
What was mind-boggling about the Pujols deal was that the Halos had the example of the A-Rod contract right in front of them, and chose to ignore it.