You don't think he's worth that? Even I do..and more..I would have thought 30 million a year was fair and that is probably what it would have been if he didn't have to pay back the 21 million from Texas which he says that he did. I'm also sure there are no opt-out clauses as Boras wasn't involved and that pretty much guarantees the all time HR record comes back where it belongs as long as he stays healthy.
From Rotoworld; Hank Steinbrenner told Newsday that Alex Rodriguez "wants to be a Yankee." Time for everyone to forgive and forget? If Rodriguez does return for $290 million over 10 years or something similar, the deal could be somewhat backloaded since the Yankees will want it to be perfectly clear as their entire stance about not negotiating with A-Rod was all about the lost money from the Rangers over the next three seasons. As for A-Rod, he'd be the one to come out of the situation looking honest. Whether it was true or not, he had Scott Boras tell the New York Times that he "wanted to know what the composition of the team was going to be" before he committed to staying with the Yankees. He's since seen Joe Girardi named manager, Jorge Posada re-signed and Mariano Rivera likely to follow. Nov. 14 - 4:11 pm et
While A-ROD is still unoffically signed it seems more than likely that A-ROD is coming back. I love how Hank cmae out and said AROD wants to be a yankee. Hopefully welcome back Alex.
What makes any baseball player worth over 275 mil? He is gonna be getting paid something in excess of 30 mill when he is over 40 years old? No I don't think he is worth that, noone is. This deal just pisses me off, it lets ARod look like he is the good guy and saves him and Boras the embarrasment of not getting anything close to what they expected. Now ARod is gonna try to sell me that he always wanted to be a YAnkee, give me a break.
This is interesting. The Yankees will be in violation of baseball's collective-bargaining agreement if they exclude agent Scott Boras from their negotiations with his client, Alex Rodriguez. "That clearly is a violation of the Basic Agreement," Michael Weiner, the general counsel of the players' union, told FOXSports.com on Wednesday. "Once a player designates an agent, a club cannot refuse to meet with that agent." Rodriguez, a free agent, is again discussing a contract with the Yankees, according to the New York Daily News. The team wants to bypass Boras in the negotiations, the Daily News says. "We will not negotiate with Scott Boras," a Yankees source told the paper. "He cannot be in the room." However, Yankees officials likely know that they cannot exclude Boras, sources say. The Yankees can avoid Boras only if Rodriguez fires the agent and chooses either to represent himself or pick another representative. Rodriguez gives no indication that he is ready to fire his longtime agent.
I love this deal. He did exactly what he had to do. Go to the Yankees, hat in hand, and say I fucked up. Further more, he had to give the money back that the Yankees lost. He did all of that and will be seen as a hero in NY now, like it or not. The other side of this is that now the Yankees don't have to give up anybody to get Cabrerra. That would have at least cost Melky..maybe Cano and probably one pitcher. They can use those chips for Santana if he becomes available now. The team improves by 30% and it only costs maybe 15 million a year more then it would have to get Cabrerra or Lowell. The biggest bargain in history for the best player in the game.
Yeah, that's true. They don't have to talk to him and Arod together but Arod can in the background. And will.
More drivel. " The discussions are believed to be centering on a 10-year contract for about $280 million. They are also likely to include incentives that could put the total package well over $300 million. A-Rod and the Yankees have been talking secretly for a couple days in an attempt to reconcile. It appears that progress is being made. "Alex reached out to us,'' Yankees partner Hank Steinbrenner told SI.com on Wednesday. "He wants to be a Yankee.'' http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/11/14/bc.bba.yankees.rodriguez/index.html
I totally agree with you....makes me sick to my stomach. Me-Rod isn't worth it, he'll choke again.....watch.
You guys make me laugh. Would you rather he play for the Angels where they instantly become the best team in baseball?
Thats alot of money for somebody that does not produce in the clutch. Bases loaded, ninth inning, down by three runs, I could probably think easily of 50 major leaguers I would rather have up than Arod.
you forgot to say in the playoffs....during the regular season, it would be hard to find 5. also keep in mind that of those 50 players that you would rather have up, in the playoffs of course, how many of them have played in a playoff game...for all we know they could respond to the pressure just as Arod did....and lets face it, he didnt choke last year as much as we all thought he would...
You are right, I was just having fun. But this does bother me. Arod left the Yankees at the altar, so to speak, because he thought he could get more money elsewhere. He could not care less about being a Yankee for life. Once those offers were not materializing, he goes back to the Yankees and starts making pretty eyes again. He is such a shallow guy. I would not want him on my team. I would rather finish second place and have players that want to be on my team, than mercenaries. Because that is clearly what he is. NOBODY in the history of sports has been a MERCENARY more than Arod.
you have a right not to like Arod, but dont forget that baseball is a business to him. While he makes by far the most money of all baseball players, he wants to play where he is offered the most... Lets look at it this way; its karma....I want to believe that Karma caused Arod to play like crap in the playoffs due to the fact that the Yankees were not paying his contract completely...the Yankees paid him for his contributions in the regular season, in which he rewarded us...but when it came to playoffs...nuh uh... lets also look on the bright side...he offered the money cut for opting out...if I heard correctly
That's just speculation. Nobody knows how much Boras had to do with this but you can bet it was a lot. It was Boras going Mano to Mano with the Yankees and losing badly. Maybe so badly that he will never be the same again. Just think about this for a second. If you want an agent who will get you the most money you can possibly get and then you know the Yankees pay more then anybody and then you find out the Yankees won't deal with Boras, then who do you want as your agent? They may have just killed him. Every other owner in baseball is probably drinking champagne about now and toasting Hank Steinbrenner.
