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Let the bidding for A-Rod begin.(Baseball)(Texas Rangers player Alex Rodriguez)

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| August 11, 2003 | Rosenthal, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Trading Alex Rodriguez not only is possible, it will happen once Rangers owner Tom Hicks figures out that his beloved $252 million showpiece is a liability rather than an asset. Hicks is losing money on the Rangers--lots of it. And he can't reduce his payroll from an estimated $103 million to a projected $70 million to $75 million next season and again pay Rodriguez more than the entire Devil Rays' roster.

Rangers home attendance declined 19 percent last season and is on pace to fall another 10 percent. More than $31 million will come off the team's payroll with the departures of potential free agents Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez and the traded Carl Everett. ...

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