From the Associated Press:
Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have agreed to the outline of a $275 million, 10-year contract, a deal that potentially would allow him to earn millions more if he sets the career home run record.
The amount of the guaranteed money was revealed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized. A-Rod met Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., with the Steinbrenner brothers but the parameters of the deal were set in place last weekend. (ESPN.com)
It's rather surprising to hear that they were discussing this last weekend.
The contract isn't terrible, considering the circumstances. Last night, I wrote about the contract being "heavily backloaded," with Rodriguez making less money these next three years, meaning he'll make the most money when he's oldest. However, he'll be nearing Barry Bonds' record around that time, so he'll be earning a lot of money for the Yankees anyway.
I am honestly shocked that Rodriguez is returning. I thought he burned all of his bridges during Game 4 of the World Series.Now it's time to lock up Mariano Rivera and improve the rest of the bullpen. The outlook for 2008 is very much improved.
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Yesterday, I caught the interview between Dana Jacobson and Joe Torre on ESPN First Take. Joe seemed to think that ARod really wanted to be a Yankee and remain with the team.
Maybe he finally realized that the Yankees are the greatest team in the history of MLB and he wants to be a part of that.
Looks like Scott (the weasel) Boras has been kicked to the curb. Wouldn't want to play poker with Hal Steinbrenner.
yaaaaay Yankee front office hypocrisy!
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