Posted by basebal5 on Friday, July 21, 2006 at 3:33 pm

According to the New York Post, Alex Rodriguez laughed when a trade rumor that circulated through Wall Street yesterday was relayed to him.

“It doesn't make any difference,” Rodriguez said of the rumor that had the Yankees third baseman going to the Phillies as part of a blockbuster trade for Bobby Abreu, Pat Burrell, Tom Gordon and David Bell, with the Yankees supposedly also sending Melky Cabrera and a player to be named. “I would veto it.”

It sounds pretty ridiculous for either team to consider this type of deal.