The Deal(2014)

What if I told you....

The Deal chronicles the chaotic 36 hours in December 2003 when the Boston Red Sox pursued Alex Rodriguez, baseball's reigning MVP, to finally break their championship drought after losing to the Yankees in the ALCS. The Texas Rangers star seemed destined for Fenway Park as negotiations advanced and deals took shape. Then everything fell apart. Rodriguez ended up with the Yankees instead, the very team Boston hoped to dethrone. This documentary reveals how the league's best player slipped from potential Red Sox savior to the rival franchise's newest superweapon, capturing one of baseball's most dramatic and consequential near-misses.