The teams that can afford A Rod are limited to maybe 3 or 4, right? If the Yankees were having Texas pay for a portion of the contract, what teams are going to give this guy a huge increase to the $30 million per year range?

I think there is a possibility that A Rod will be offered less than his current deal. The MLB owners could to show that they had A Rod by the balls, so to speak, by joining forces and lowballing A Rod. Why give a guy who is an annual postseason flop more money? I would admire the hell out of a team like Anaheim or Chicago if they got A Rod at $16 mil p/yr because the market for him is so limited.