Alex Rodriguez could have been one of the greatest players ever, a modern-day legend, but now he’s no more than another guy with big numbers who got caught with PEDs, especially if he’s associated with the shuddered Biogenesis lab in Miami. Was there any young player you’ve ever seen that was more spectacular? Recently, you’ve seen Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Yasiel Puig, and you may say these guys looked better. No way.
There was nobody better than a young Rodriguez, who could play shortstop so smoothly, and could hit for average and power at age 19. If the end is near, how his stardom crashed and burned. Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
Nick Cafardo can be reached at cafardo@globe.com. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.
