He had three years there as the best player in the American League and the team won 73, 72, and 71. There were definitely bright spots in the line-up, but the pitching was brutal. Chan Ho Park couldn't stay healthy and wasn't worth the money when he was. Their best pitcher was old man Kenny Rogers sporting a 4.70 ERA (the only guy to make more than 50 starts over that three year period).

A-Rod felt dour enough about it to agree to take less money to play in Boston. They had an 89 win blip of a season after he left, but then went back under .500 for 4 straight seasons.

Side note: How the hell did the 2004 Rangers win 89 games?