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"When the arbitrator gave free agency to baseball, is there anyone in baseball who the free-agent right meant more to than Alex Rodriguez?" Boras said. "Not with his last contract, but right now, now more than any point in history." A-Rod has $91 million and three years left on the deal originally given to him and still partially paid by the Texas Rangers. Boras would seek a new 10-year, $300 million contract for his client. The Yankees have the exclusive right to talk with Rodriguez until 10 days after the World Series but it appears unlikely that any substantive negotiations will be undertaken before then. If Rodriguez opts out of this deal, the Rangers' financial obligation would end. "If he opts out, we'd be out then," Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman said. "That would be my strong recommendation." He added that this position could change because there would be "more people involved in the process," perhaps referring to the influence of owner George Steinbrenner. "I hear people say, 'Boras is the guy taking it to the owners,'" Boras said. "This is about fairness. This player is in a unique place and a unique situation. He's got to get a unique salary." |
After an interview with Alex Rodgriguez's agent Scott Boras, The New York Times reports that Rodriguez "seems sure to exercise the opt-out clause" in his record 10-year, $252 million contract.