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"I'm guessing he'll allow that money not to be paid, that the Yankees will find a way to get rid of those incentives," said Michael Cramer, a New York University professor of sports business and the former president of the Rangers. "He's got a $270-million contract, so that money is insignificant. And I doubt, at this point, the Yankees or Alex will want to be reminded of all this when he hits those home runs. There's no way he wants to be reminded of this again and again and again." The contract calls for Rodriguez to make an additional $30 million for tying each of the top four players on the list, and then surpassing Barry Bonds for the top slot. |
The 10-year, $275-million contract that the Yankees signed Alex Rodriguez to in November of 2007 includes incentives for moving up the all-time home run list.