The Yankees are in the process of setting up a meeting with Alex Rodriguez and his agent, Scott Boras, but no date has been set for the sit-down. The Yankees are preparing a contract extension to offer A-Rod, who has until 10 days after the end of the World Series to opt out of his contract and become a free agent. The Yankees have said they would not pursue him as a free agent, since they will lose the $30 million subsidy being paid by the Rangers for the final three years of his current deal. Boras has tried to compare Rodriguez's pending free agency to that of Mariano Rivera or Jorge Posada, two free agents who can hit the open market 15 days after the Series. Of course, neither of those players has parts of current deals being paid by another team, although Boras has insisted that the Yankees knew that Rodriguez would become a free agent after four years, rendering the money from Texas a moot point. A high-ranking Yankees' official called Boras' assessment of the situation "ludicrous," stating that the intention was to have A-Rod play out the entire length of the contract.