Fox Sports is giving Alex Rodriguez star treatment. And that is an understatement.
The network uses three other analysts (Raul Ibanez, Pete Rose, Frank Thomas) on its pre and postgame shows but through the first two tilts only A-Rod has made half-inning appearances during the games, making it a four-mouth booth with Joe Buck, Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci.
It’s far from a reach to suggest these in-game appearances, along with the remote studio work at the Series, amount to an audition for A-Rod. Fox Sports suits see a star who can communicate. And while their current booth is efficient, it lacks true star power.