[vincesanity82]

That the Yankees won't go after Alex Rodriguez on the free-agent market is nothing new. But yesterday was the first time general manager Brian Cashman confirmed that, first in a radio interview on WFAN and then to reporters at Yankee Stadium. "How can we?" Cashman said. "We'd lose all our money from Texas." Rodriguez's former team, the Rangers, will contribute more than $30 million of the remaining $81 million that A-Rod would make on the final three years of his current contract. If Rodriguez opts out of his contract, which he can do after this season, any new deal the Yankees would sign with him would be entirely their responsibility. "That, financially, doesn't make sense," Cashman said. Cashman also reiterated that the Yankees had never spoken with either Rodriguez or agent Scott Boras about renegotiating A-Rod's contract midseason, as was reported after the All-Star break. Though Rodriguez would likely command a record contract as a free agent, he has said several times throughout this season that he wants to remain a Yankee. He has until 10 days after the World Series to opt out. "We hope he doesn't opt out, we hope he stays," Cashman said. "He's said publicly he wants to stay. We've said publicly we want to keep him." -- Star-Ledger

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[mervinout]

now i fully belive the yanks wont go after him, but what if the red sox bid on him. You know the yanks will def outbid the sox

[ThePundit]

Why does A-Rod have to opt out? 25 million a year isn't enough? Now that's greedy.