He's So Money.

• Position: Salary of baseball player Alex Rodriguez

What can you get for a quarter-billion dollars these days? A baseball player, for one thing. The Texas Rangers last month signed All-Star shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year, $252 million contract, the biggest ever in sports. Here's what else they could have bought for $250 million.

1 PRESIDENTIAL PLANE, 2 FIGHTER JETS The Rangers could be flying on Air Force One ($181 million), escorted by two F-15s ($28 million each), with peanuts all around.

1 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL A $250 million, high-tech hospital is planned for Pittsburgh. Nice idea, but who's going to buy a Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh jersey?

1 POP STAR That amount is singer-songwriter Elton John's estimated net worth. He can belt out a national anthem, but can he hit one out...