Alex Rodriguez's days in a Yankee Uniform are over.
Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his career with New York.
Rodriguez's decision, announced by agent Scott Boras during Game 4 of the World Series, makes him eligible to become a free agent.
Rodriguez loses the final $72 million in guaranteed salary in the contract, of which $21.3 million was to be covered by payments from the Texas Rangers to the Yankees. New York had said it would not attempt to re-sign A-Rod if he opted out.
Boras said during a telephone interview Rodriguez made his choice because he was uncertain whether Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte would return to the Yankees.
"Alex's decision was one based on not knowing what his closer, his catcher and one of his statured pitchers was going to do," Boras said. "He really didn't want to make any decisions until he knew what they were going."
Alex Rodriguez will not be back in New York next season. He never really fit in New York, and he was never liked by the fans. Alex Rodriguez will never become a "True Yankee", especially now that his days in a Yankee Uniform are certainly over.
What type of contract will Alex Rodriguwz get? I've been hearing numbers of 10 years, $ 300 Million Dollars, and part ownership of the team! This is a mindboggling contract offer to anybody, including Alex Rodriguez. The only reason I could see a team giving A-Rod a mindboggling deal like this would be because they are thinking about when Alex Rodriguez, if he keeps putting numbers like this for the next five years, breaks Barry Bond's record and becomes the new (and according to many, the true) All-Time Home Run King.
Alex Rodriguez is not coming back to New York. Who will be next to follow him out the door?
(We are currently in the ninth inning of Game Four of the World Series. If The Red Sox hang on and sweep the Rockies, you will see my post on it tommorow, right here on The Power Zone!)
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