Everything about Alex Rodriguez is and was bigger than life. He was the best high school prospect the world had ever seen, he was a key contributor to the best era in Mariners' history, and of course, his 2001 free agency set a new standard for what pro athletes are paid.
The sticking point was all that outstanding money - $179 million of it - which made Theo Epstein balk.
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