Hmm, well, that didn't take long.
According to ESPN Alex Rodriguez has agreed to a 10-year, $275 million deal to return to the New York Yankees. It seems the deal is also very incentive laden, particularly around him breaking Barry Bonds' soon-to-be asterisked home run record.
I have to say I'm a little surprised by the speed of getting this deal done, and A-Rod staying with the Yankees. I don't think the Yankee fans or the NY media will be welcoming him "back" with open hearts and cheers. Considering A-Rod is arguably the game's greatest player and always puts up monster stats, Yank fans should be happy he'll be a Yankee until the day he retires. But that won't happen. Here's an example of why: My Yankee-loving wife referred to him as a "cancer" and was glad to see him go. The first word she said when I told her was "F***!". So there you have it.
Anyway, along with others, I really, really thought he'd end up in Anaheim. But hey, stuff happens.
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Now they wanna bring in Low... (Below threshold)1. Posted by danzinski | November 15, 2007 8:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Now they wanna bring in Lowell to play first. And Johan Santana. The Evil Empire lives.
1. Posted by danzinski | November 15, 2007 8:07 PM |
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Posted on November 15, 2007 20:07
2. Posted by Jim Addison | November 16, 2007 5:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What a dumbass!
When he opted out of his contract, he cost the Yankees $21 million over three years which the Rangers would have been obligated to pick up. The Steinbrenners aren't taking that out of THEIR pockets - it's coming straight out of A-Rod's.
Now, there was no doubt he is still the best in the game, but there should have been some realism over who might be able to afford him. To make a real killing as a free agent at his price level, he needed at least three teams who could afford him to be interested. Without the Mets, Cubs, Red Sox, White Sox, or Dodgers playing, that left the Angels with no competition to bid it up.
Those sort of things should have been known before he opted out of his old deal, and that's what you pay an agent to do. A-Rod should fire Boras - but he's probably locked into a guaranteed contract for the next 20 years or so . . .
2. Posted by Jim Addison | November 16, 2007 5:57 AM |
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Posted on November 16, 2007 05:57