Yanks about to offer A-Rod record deal?

[rocket]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3082251

 

Possibly 5 years 150 million.

[E.J.]

He would be making more a year than the D'Rays entire payroll. :lol:

[moorecg]

Yeah...if the Yanks aren't bluffing about not negotiating if he goes to free agency, I just dont' see any other team matching that....30mil a year on average for 8 years is just not going to happen. I'd love for him to play here...but at that kind of money I dont' see how.

[Sammy Sofa]

I guess it comes down to whether he wants more money and a shorter contract or less money and a longer contract. Either way, he ends up with more money than God. Is he his bigger priority the highest payday or more time?

 

I'm a little confused on something...would this just be for the next 5 years, or 5 years in addition to what still remains on this current contract? If it's the latter, there's almost no way he's not back with the Yanks.

[cbbryan]

I guess it comes down to whether he wants more money and a shorter contract or less money and a longer contract. Either way, he ends up with more money than God. Is he his bigger priority the highest payday or more time?

 

I'm a little confused on something...would this just be for the next 5 years, or 5 years in addition to what still remains on this current contract? If it's the latter, there's almost no way he's not back with the Yanks.

 

I believe it's an extention of his current deal. The Yankees want to keep Texas on the hook for remainder of his current deal with the money they (Texas) still has to pay.

 

I've heard that Boras thinks ARod should be the first 40-45 Million/Year guy in MLB. I wonder how important that is to ARod.

[E.J.]

I guess it comes down to whether he wants more money and a shorter contract or less money and a longer contract. Either way, he ends up with more money than God. Is he his bigger priority the highest payday or more time?

 

I'm a little confused on something...would this just be for the next 5 years, or 5 years in addition to what still remains on this current contract? If it's the latter, there's almost no way he's not back with the Yanks.

 

I believe it's an extention of his current deal. The Yankees want to keep Texas on the hook for remainder of his current deal with the money they (Texas) still has to pay.

 

I've heard that Boras thinks ARod should be the first 40-45 Million/Year guy in MLB. I wonder how important that is to ARod.

 

There are 2 teams that might be able to afford the $40 million per year, the Yankees and Red Sox. No way he gets that much. It's insane even thinking about it.

[nilodnayr]

He would be making more a year than the D'Rays entire payroll. :lol:

 

He already was in 2007.

[bhogg]

is A-Rod a hip hop guy or more of an R and B. . . . maybe salsa?

 

Either way, his records will go number 1, right?

[questionmarkgrace]

scott boras is ruining the economy. I think his pony tail is pure, concentrated evil

[erik316wttn]

Christ on a crutch...

 

If I'm going to pay a baseball player anywhere close to that amount of money, he'd better average about .400, hit 75 homers, drive in 175, have an OPS around 1.900, and win the Cy Young award every year over the life of the deal.

[illiniguy]

Christ on a crutch...

 

If I'm going to pay a baseball player anywhere close to that amount of money, he'd better average about .400, hit 75 homers, drive in 175, have an OPS around 1.900, and win the Cy Young award every year over the life of the deal.

He resigns with the Yankees for that kind of money, the booing he got last year will seem like nothing if he doesn't hit big in the playoffs.

[badnews]

I think he could do better. The three remaining years are a discount. Why couldn't he get something like 9/288 on the open market? His "legitimate" home run chase is going to bring in how much money? The Yankees would be getting a discount. What are they going to do if he leaves? Sign Mike "I hit .373 at Fenway, .276 everywhere else" Lowell to replace him?

 

Hold out for more A-Rod! Bleed those damn Yankees dry!

[illiniguy]

I think he could do better. The three remaining years are a discount. Why couldn't he get something like 9/288 on the open market? His "legitimate" home run chase is going to bring in how much money? The Yankees would be getting a discount. What are they going to do if he leaves? Sign Mike "I hit .373 at Fenway, .276 everywhere else" Lowell to replace him?

 

Hold out for more A-Rod! Bleed those damn Yankees dry!

No, I would imagine they will go about getting Miguel Cabrera.

[CubColtPacer]

I think he could do better. The three remaining years are a discount. Why couldn't he get something like 9/288 on the open market? His "legitimate" home run chase is going to bring in how much money? The Yankees would be getting a discount. What are they going to do if he leaves? Sign Mike "I hit .373 at Fenway, .276 everywhere else" Lowell to replace him?

 

Hold out for more A-Rod! Bleed those damn Yankees dry!

 

Why couldn't he get 9/288? Even if some team thought he was worth that, who has that kind of money to throw around? Most of the big money teams either don't want A-Rod, don't have the money to spend right now, or already have the left side of their infield completely locked up.

[badnews]

The Yankees probably wouldn't be able to get Cabrera. You can't pull this "Uh, you can anyone except Wang, Hughes, and Chamberlain" nonsense on a deal like that.

 

The Rangers made a similar deal, and they're a franchise that does not spend in accordance with their media market stature. It's a lot of money but I don't think it's not do-able. You're guaranteed a home run chase that everyone will kiss ass at a disgusting level on. The total money is a lot, but for year-to-year money it's more manageable. What does $32 million a year buy you these days?

 

Option A:

 

A-Rod

 

Option B:

 

J. D. Drew

Miguel Batista

Esteban Loaiza

 

I'd rather have Option A for the money. Torii Hunter is looking at a $15-16 million a year deal and he's got a career OPS of under .800 and everything about him is overrated.

 

I'd be surprised if A-Rod couldn't do better than this deal. Teams blow $31 million getting nickel-and-dimed on junk.

[Pinktermite]

Let the Yankees or Redsox have ARod for that kinda dough. I mean, seriously. How many World Series has ARod brought? For that matter, how many pennants? This is just obscene. This thought process (for those of you that would take ARod at nearly any price) is exactly why the Yankees have failed...too much money in all the wrong places. Also, case in point are the teams that have recently made the WS either as a wild card OR as a moderately priced baseball team. Good God, man!

[erik316wttn]

NO player on today's market is worth $35 million per year. Babe Ruth in his prime playing in today's parks MIGHT be worth that much.

 

We could get 2-4 very good players for that much. In this case I'd take the quantity over the quality.

[UK1679666180]

Not that it matters much in grand scheme of things but...

 

Both the Post and Daily News have it around 27-28 mil per year.

 

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10282007/sports/yankees/no_big_deal.htm

[Derwood]

Let the Yankees or Redsox have ARod for that kinda dough. I mean, seriously. How many World Series has ARod brought? For that matter, how many pennants? This is just obscene. This thought process (for those of you that would take ARod at nearly any price) is exactly why the Yankees have failed...too much money in all the wrong places. Also, case in point are the teams that have recently made the WS either as a wild card OR as a moderately priced baseball team. Good God, man!

 

the Yankees would not have made the playoffs with A-Rod this year. He's the best hitter in baseball. Derek Jeter hit worse in the playoffs. Should I keep going?

[BigbadB]

the Yankees would not have made the playoffs with A-Rod this year. He's the best hitter in baseball. Derek Jeter hit worse in the playoffs. Should I keep going?

 

It's possible the Yankees might not have made the playoffs without A-Rod this year. However, 7 other teams did make the playoffs without A-Rod.

 

It doesn't require that you have a 30m player on your roster to make the playoffs.

 

If the Yankees lost A-Rod this offseason, and they went out and spent 30m on pitching (and not just part time players like Clemens), I think they could get back to the playoffs without A-Rod.

[anabiono]

the Yankees would not have made the playoffs with A-Rod this year. He's the best hitter in baseball. Derek Jeter hit worse in the playoffs. Should I keep going?

 

It's possible the Yankees might not have made the playoffs without A-Rod this year. However, 7 other teams did make the playoffs without A-Rod.

 

It doesn't require that you have a 30m player on your roster to make the playoffs.

 

If the Yankees lost A-Rod this offseason, and they went out and spent 30m on pitching (and not just part time players like Clemens), I think they could get back to the playoffs without A-Rod.

 

this is a valid point my man...

 

yeah, the more i think about it...i just hope we keep building without a-rod...way too much money that we could be spending else where

 

a-rod is not single-handedly going to bring up a trophy

[erik316wttn]

the Yankees would not have made the playoffs with A-Rod this year. He's the best hitter in baseball. Derek Jeter hit worse in the playoffs. Should I keep going?

 

It's possible the Yankees might not have made the playoffs without A-Rod this year. However, 7 other teams did make the playoffs without A-Rod.

 

It doesn't require that you have a 30m player on your roster to make the playoffs.

 

If the Yankees lost A-Rod this offseason, and they went out and spent 30m on pitching (and not just part time players like Clemens), I think they could get back to the playoffs without A-Rod.

 

this is a valid point my man...

 

yeah, the more i think about it...i just hope we keep building without a-rod...way too much money that we could be spending else where

 

a-rod is not single-handedly going to bring up a trophy

 

Even without A-Rod, the Yankees offense is awesome. Let him walk and spend that money on pitching like BBB said.

 

Pitching was the Yanks achillies heel this year, not hitting.

[Guest]

Let the Yankees or Redsox have ARod for that kinda dough. I mean, seriously. How many World Series has ARod brought? For that matter, how many pennants? This is just obscene. This thought process (for those of you that would take ARod at nearly any price) is exactly why the Yankees have failed...too much money in all the wrong places. Also, case in point are the teams that have recently made the WS either as a wild card OR as a moderately priced baseball team. Good God, man!

 

ARod is the last place that the Yankees had too much money invested in this year. Guys like Roger Clemens, Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, and Carl Pavano.

[DivineBovine]

The only way Arod can possibly not be a Yankee next year, is if he badly wants out. If its only about money, no team can possibly afford to pay him as much. Not only do they have more dough to begin with, they have the Texas dough. I think he's a Yankee again this year.

[XZero771679666304]

I have felt all along that this is was all a ploy to get more cash out of the Yankees. The talk of 30+ million a year, potential partial ownership of the Cubs are all typical Boras crap.