A-Rod slips leash and returns to Yanks

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A-Rod all but finalized deal with Yankees
Published 11/15/2007 by Brent Nycz at The Bronx Block
From Peter Abraham’s blog: In what was a bad day for the Scott Boras Corporation, Alex Rodriguez went to the Yankees directly and apparently has all but finalized a 10-year, $275 million deal. It took 32 years and nationwide scorn but it seems A-Rod is finally his own man. Good for him and good for the Yankees. His playoff performances aside, keeping A-Rod at third beats Mike Lowell or shipping out young prospects for Miguel Cabrera. So, according to Pete’s report, Alex Rodriguez took less money (about ...

Close to a Contract
Published 11/15/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog reports that the A-Rod deal is all but done . In what was a bad day for the Scott Boras Corporation, Alex Rodriguez went to the Yankees directly and apparently has all but finalized a 10-year, $275 million deal. It took 32 years and nationwide scorn but it seems A-Rod is finally his own man. Good for him and good for the Yankees. His playoff performances aside, keeping A-Rod at third beats Mike Lowell or shipping out young prospects for Miguel Cabrera. I can't wait to hear the behind the scenes saga of this signing.

Report: A-Rod About to Finalize 10-Year, $275 Million Deal With Yankees
Published 11/15/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... , it looks like a deal is all but locked up. According to Peter Abraham of the LoHud Yankees Blog, A-Rod is set to re-up with the Yankees to the tune of $275 million for 10 years. (Not quite the $350 million ...

I Really Hope This Isn't True
Published 11/15/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
The LoHud Yankee Blog, via Baseball Musings: "In what was a bad day for the Scott Boras Corporation, Alex Rodriguez went to the Yankees directly and apparently has all but finalized a 10-year, $275 million deal." If it's the Yankees and "only" $275MM, I take back everything I said yesterday. I'd make that deal in a second if I was Cashman. Update: SI's Heyman is reporting the same thing.

A-Rod at third, Lowell at first?
Published 11/15/2007 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... earlier this afternoon to say that the chance that A-Rod will be back with the Yankees is 101% out of 100%. Mark Feinsand, who broke the story alongside Bill Madden, was also a guest. Feinsand said he thinks the A-Rod deal could happen soon, maybe within a couple of days after a deal with Mariano gets done (he put that at a total of four or five days from now). Pete Abraham puts the potential value of a deal at 10 years, $275 million. Abraham adds, "By leaving money on the table, Rodriguez erases the stain of opting out the way he did. The Yankees also don't lose face as ...

What A-Rod really said
Published 11/15/2007 by ETVal at Valentine's Views
Somehow, it all seems to make sense. Alex Rodriguez, the greediest athlete of them all, is apparently returning to the New York Yankees, the richest, most gluttonous franchise in all of sports. And A-Rod has pulled off the really neat trick of making it seem like the $275-million, 10-year deal he is reportedly going to sign is a discount. Amazing! Let's have a little fun analyzing the statement Rodriguez released to the media regarding this whole affair. Let's look at what he said, and what the words really meant. What he said: After spending time with Cynthia and my family over these last few weeks, it became ...

A-Rod is still a Yankee
Published 11/15/2007 by Pat at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
In news that shouldn't surprise anyone, it looks like A-Rod is going to re-sign with the Yankees. In news that should shock the hell out of you, it looks like he may have ditched Scott Boras and is taking a considerable cut from what his market value probably is (the rumored deal is 10 years, $275 million and crazy as it is, I'm certain he could get $300 million on an open market) to do so.

Tying up some loose ends
Published 11/15/2007 at Rays of Light
... in such a trade? Love him or hate him, our pitching staff just got worse again for the next few years with the news that Alex Rodriguez is likely going to sign a new contract with the Yankees. ( LoHud Blogs ) As expected, Al Reyes' option for 2008 was exercised, while Greg Norton has been allowed to become a free agent. ( ...

BASEBALL: Norma Rae Rod
Published 11/15/2007 by Baseball Crank at Baseball Crank
... as a signal that things were not going as planned. So the news that A-Rod has apparently all but finalized a deal to return to the Yankees after all, and ...