It's what everyone who even has a passing interest in baseball has been talking. Alex Rodriguez, as of tomorrow morning, will be wearing the pinstripes.
Now, I wouldn't be a Yankee fan if I didn't point out to my brethren further up the coast that A-Rod is probably one of the greatest players the sport has ever seen, and they -- once again -- completely blew their chance to have him play for them. And that's as much as I'll say about that. Watching him in pinstripes is enough penance for them, I suspect.
As for the deal itself. What's not to like? We take a hole at 2nd instead of at 3rd to get A-Rod on the team? I think it's quite possible that within a year A-Rod will be back at shortstop. Then it all depends on whether the offseason has done wonders for his range. (I suspect most of his range-related issues stemmed from his shoulder injury in the beginning of the season). If his arm is doing good, he ends up at 3B, if it's not, he takes the hole at 2B. Jeter's the captain, and only George is going to tell him to stand aside for his buddy A-Rod, but I don't think they'll have to. Jete's the kind of player who will concede "Alex is better than I am" and step aside for the team, moving to 2B/3B on his own.
Further, this is good for Jeter. With Alex at his side, I can see the two of them -- being as good of friends as they are -- there being a playful competition between the two of them, good-natured jibes about "shoulda had that" types of things which will push Jeter (both of them actually) to do better than ever.
Like any fan, it's easy for me to say "I love this deal".