What if A-rod signs up with a team for a smaller contract to win a championship?

Question

He opted out I know but it doesn't neccessarily mean he'll want more money even tho he has the option to ask for more.

I know how he and Scot Boras have been in the past but lets think about it

what if he changes his attitude in the offseason and after thinking long and hard about what he has accomplished and thinks about just playing for a winning team

Hypothetically, what if he asks for less money and what if he signs up with another team for like 6 years 17- 20 million dollars a year that is pretty close to contending with a championship so that he can be accomodated in that team's payroll?

how would Yankee fans feel then?

I know the chances of that happening are mighty slim but lets be objective...what if he does that?

Yankee Fan for life

exactly! what if he opted out just to get a change of scenery?

what if he did that cuz he feels the yanks aren't good anymore to contend for a championship

what if he's just sick and tired of new york and the media and being underappreciated?

what if he's tired of the management for making poor decision, especially on pitching? (this point only is kinda similar to Kobe as he is unhappy with the management for not trying to bring in quality talent around him)

Answer 1

It's possible, not likely, but possible. If he has found that he truly has enough money, his ego realizes that he doesn't have to be the undisputed 'great player' in baseball and wants to go where people will cheer him, it's possible.

However, a player doesn't sign on with Boras for those possibilities. Boras makes more money when Arod makes more money and Boras loves that power.

As with what happened in Texas, Arod pretty well blamed Texas for not putting in a team around him to win, without once asking himself, 'what if it was because they were paying me so much' .

Players and agents both feel that if you want to win, sign the big star to lots of money, then spend even more money to put guys around him.

If I had enough money, I would sign one year contacts all the time, go where you want to on your terms. When you are washed up, you will know it because there won't be those knocks on your door.

Answer 2

My question is, do A-Rod and unresigned field manager Joe Torre come as a power-house package deal?

Could they BOTH land in Toronto or LA? Especially since Alex's agent Scot Boras says they will not come back to NY negotiating table now!!! Is that believable?

Am I crazy? Could it be, "Winner gets all?!?"

There are two parts to this issue of A-Rod's contract and projected salary.

The first issue is whether or not he is worth that much from a team from a pure baseball statistics perspective?

Will his production be worth that much money to any one?

Is ANY player's production worth that much?

I think, "YES"!!! That is the whole point of his opting out! Some one would pay it. Why not NY?

Can NY still get him to come back? If not them, who???

The second issue deals with the business side of the deal -- monetarily and financially, would the Yanks stand to make that $30 million back annually?

YES!!! They can afford him if any one can! There is no price Steinbrenner could not earn back!!!

Is he letting his kids say no to A-Rod & Joe Torre, with the old man's blessings (or is he out of the picture now)?

Is NY's new madate to fill the boys' pockets with gaudy profits?

I hate "totally free" free agency. It kills fan loyalty.

Answer 3

If that does happen hell froze over, i dont think that will happen if he does he could of done that with the Yankees, Well Arod has not done his part int he postseason like everyone else i guess he does not want to be a Yankee and Well it might be true he could not handle new york, yankees arent good enough to contend he has problems there the Yankees have pithing there future is pitching which they have know he just wants things done now it wont happen

Answer 4

Well I know for a fact AROD did not opt out because of money. The guy constantly got booed and was never able to play his natural position of which he is gold glove calibre. He will go to his new team, not get booed, play SS, and thrive.

Answer 5

Good to see Yankees fans talking about A-Rod in the playofffs yet again. Apparently they can ignore the fact that NY wouldn't have even made it without Alex.

Also, Alex hit .267, which isn't good but not terrible. Apparently, though, he didn't do his part like these guys:

Jeter. 176
Matsui .182
Cabrera .188
Posada .133

But, it's not their fault, just that of Rodriguez. He didn't have enough grit, guts, heart, determination, chutzpah, je ne sais quoi, intestinal fortitude, balls, panache, or anything else. All he did was have the best season of anyone in the American League, and that's just not good enough.

Answer 6

nah man I agree with the girl above. If he wanted to do that, he would have done so with the Yankees. Its all about money for him. Still though, anything is possible.

Answer 7

He's money hungry, he isn't going to sign for a smaller contract.