Without Steroids Would Yanks Have Wanted A-Rod?

A-Rod looks up at photographers

There's something about the current scandal concerning Alex Rodriguez and his admitted use of steroids that hasn't been mentioned to my knowledge, and that has to do with the trade made for him in February of 2004.

Would the Yankees have wanted him if he hadn't been full of 'roids the previous season with the Texas Rangers? Would his statistics have been impressive enough without his use of whatever substance he actually injected?

I am thinking maybe not, because since signing with the Yankees Alex Rodriguez has proven he is not worth the multi-millions he is being paid. Except for the 2007 season when he hit 54 home runs and was voted MVP in the American League his performance in New York has been less than priceless. It's been fraudulent.

Edited to add: I have been advised that Rodriguez also won the MVP in 2005. My bad for missing that glaring error.