After four years, the New York Yankees’ love-hate relationship with third baseman Alex Rodriguez has come to an end. During game four of the World Series, Rodriguez’s agent, Scott Boras, announced that A-Rod will be opting out of his $180 million contract with the Yankees.
The Yankees, who pay A-Rod $25 million per year, were looking to extend his contract to $30 million to keep him in New York. But Hank Steinbrenner, son of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, told reporters that if A-Rod opted out, they will not pursue him as a free agent.
Boras said on Friday that the starting ground for contract negotiations will begin at $350 million; this is hardly chump change, even for the Yankees.
A-Rod’s pinstripe-wearing days seem to be over. But who has the money for such an athlete? Will ARod move to Boston if they choose to not sign Mike Lowell? Could he go to loveable loser Chicago Cubs? Will he end up back on the west coast? In a sport with no salary cap, the offseason looks to be interesting. So let the bidding begin on A-Rod, starting at ridiculous and potentially rising to insane.
