No way he gets a deal that averages out to $30+M over the life of the contract (except with the Yankees who will be able to use the Texas $$ to defray the cost). Like I said, the deal will average between $25M and $28M over the life of the contract. Who will want to [...]
0 comments July 13 2007 | Mike T | Discussion
Mike is right about the Angels, but I don’t think Boras and A-Rod are bluffing about money. Boras has not bluffed before, J.D. Drew, Pudge Rodriguez, etc.  Look, I love A-Rod as a player, but my eyes are open: He cares about the money, period. Staying in pinstripes and having a lasting legacy and [...]
0 comments July 13 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Boras and all the nonsense of A-Rod being a $32M player. Hicks was an idiot. He still is an idiot. No one makes close to $32M. Soriano ($136M – 8 years) and Carlos Lee ($100M – 6 years) last year got contracts that averaged out to $17M and $16.7M per year respectively. I know those guys [...]
0 comments July 13 2007 | Mike T | Discussion
Who invented the policy where the Yankees do not negotiate until the deal is over? It’s stupid and it costs the team (and indirectly the fans) more money in the long run. In some cases it makes sense to wait, but in these high-profile, long term players, it does not. For example, I was a [...]
0 comments July 13 2007 | Russ | Discussion
If that’s the case, go out and perform. We miss the playoffs – no contract for you (and We’re out of the negotiations). Let’s see what happens when the Yankees publically say they are not bidding for your services. If a team wants to spend $30M on one player and tie up their resources fine [...]
0 comments July 13 2007 | Mike T | Discussion
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