Would you have prefered that he not be re-signed? when players are making $40 million per year in 5 years, yeah, we'll be thrilled What year was the current highest salary signed? whatever year A-Rod was signed, but no one thought that would ever be a good deal (vs. the marketplace). With people talking about Johan Santana getting $25-$30mil a year this offseason, however... A big difference is ARod is a position player. You aren't going to find many long term deals for pitchers that didn't turn ugly. I don't think 5 years for a 26 year old with no history of injury is that big of a gamble.