Yankees May Pay Rodriguez for Home Run Record - New York Times

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Yeah, Boras Isn't Involved. Right.
Published 11/15/2007 by SF at YFSF
... The sides are discussing a marketing plan in which Rodriguez, 32, would benefit financially as he passes hallowed home run benchmarks in the coming seasons. The Yankees typically do not offer bonuses to players who make the All-Star team or win postseason awards. I have an idea: how about another $1M if he gets a Cy Young vote? ...

NYTimes: Kepner: Yankees May Pay Rodriguez for Home Run Record (RR)
Published 11/15/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
NYTimes: Kepner: Yankees May Pay Rodriguez for Home Run Record (RR) Alex Rodriguez could get a new contract from the Yankees that pays him at least $300 million if Rodriguez breaks Barry Bonds’s career home run record, according to two people involved with the negotiations. Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, met with Hank and Hal Steinbrenner on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. Rodriguez told the Steinbrenners that he wanted to stay with the Yankees, and a contract for 10 years and $270 million to $275 million could be finalized soon. The sides are discussing a marketing plan in which ...

Report: A-Rod Agree to Terms With Yankees
Published 11/16/2007 by PostmanR at FanHouse
... The numbers still remain the same: 10 years for $275 million, the biggest contract ever in MLB. (The biggest contract before this, of course, was the 10-year, $252 million contract A-Rod opted out of with the Yankees at the end of October.) And according to the NY Times, that number could jump to at least $300 million if A-Rod breaks the all-time home run record. ...

How the A-Rod signing went down (really)
Published 11/16/2007 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... , getting something on the order of $275 million for 10 seasons -- and that's if he doesn't get the all-time home run record, which could up his paycheck substantially . Terrific! That makes me feel much better about myself. Now, all of us in Red Soxartica can resume our previous detachment/scorn for the Big Skirt. Honestly, had he signed with Boston, a fair share of us might have called it a career as Red Sox fans, knowing that after two championships, it was all downhill if they had sold out and signed A-Rod. Why post about this on a Red Sox blog, you ask? Well, ...

Deal for A-Rod Nearly Done
Published 11/16/2007 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... The money is both plentiful and obscene, but A-Rod has a chance to make even more -- reports say at least $300 million -- as he climbs up the career home run ladder.  The two sides are negotiating a pact in which Rodriguez would earn more dough when (if) he passes Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762) on the all-time dinger list.  Of course, the Yankees would also benefit monetarily once (if) the chase is on.  And if you haven't heard, it looks like Bonds won't be adding to ...

RANDY LEVINE IN SPOTLIGHT AGAIN-- PIVOT POINT ON NEW AROD DEAL--NY Times
Published 11/16/2007 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
I had a feeling Randy Levine pretending to be in the background wasn't going to last long. Tyler Kepner reports Levine got the phone call from a Goldman Sachs dude designated to patch up the Arod mess. So, if and when a deal is signed... it's RANDY LEVINE WHO'S THE HEAVY AGAIN--what would we do without him? And I was getting to like Hank--at least he has a personality. ...

LAst Night's Action: We're Talking Baseball
Published 11/16/2007 by Adam Rose at LAist
... A-Rod Reconciles - The only A-Rod discussions in the Southland will have to be in the Brokeback Laker locker room. It looks like Alex Rodriguez is headed back to the Yankees. He'll bonus big-time if he breaks the home run record. ...

Bronx Banter: The Government Do Take a Bite, Don't She?
Published 11/16/2007 at Baseball Toaster
Man, you think Captain Wunnerful is thankful for Barry and Alex today? Saved him from making the front pages, that's for sure. What's a little problem with the tax man when compared with the Bonds fiasco or the Rodriguez affair? Still no word on Mariano, yet. Reports have it that he's holding out for a fourth year, that he wasn't thrilled with Hank Steinbrenner's comments after the Yankee offer was made public. The Yanks did sign Jose Molina , however, to a two-year, $4 millon deal. Finally, here's an interesting bit on Rodriguez from Alan Schwarz . Whatta ya hear, whatta ya say? Schmooze away!

Free Agent Rumors & News - Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez & Mike Lowell
Published 11/16/2007 at FakeTeams
The big news in New York is that the State of New York is after Yankees SS Derek Jeter for back taxes for 2001-2003 when the SS claimed Forida as his primary residence despite buying a $13MM apartment at Trump World Tower in NYC.  More interesting is this tidbit from the Daily News ...

Morning Munchies: Bonds Indicted, ARod Agrees To Deal With Yanks and No. 2 Oregon Loses
Published 11/16/2007 by Tim at Mind Rite Sports -- Quality, diverse sports coverage
Barry Bonds was indicted yesterday on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice . Arraignment date set for Dec. 7. Hypocrites and Bonds Haters United act a fool! Alex Rodriguez is close to signing a deal worth $275 million over over 10 years ; could rise to $300 mil if he breaks Bonds’ record… or will it be Hammerin’ Hank’s record by then…? Dennis Dixon gets injured in the first quarter and watches from the sideline as Arizona upsets No. 2 Oregon, 34-24 . NYTimes’s Selena Roberts breaks down the three phases of Jim Dolan .

Bora$ Wins Again
Published 11/16/2007 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
Alex Rodriguez now knows what it feels like to be upstaged. Barry Bonds’ indictment drowned out the news reports that A-Rod was about to re-sign with the Yankees. Since A-Rod’s contract status has been the most hotly discussed topic in an otherwise rather tepid hot-stove season, surely the news of his impending nuptials with New York would have garnered more airtime, no? Maybe not. As Nick was among the first to point out, maybe A-Rod heading back to New York was more of a foregone conclusion than it at first seemed. As late as Tuesday, media reports were circling that the players’ union, dismayed ...

Around The Horn
Published 11/16/2007 by Denton at Surviving Grady
Asterisk This!: Barry Bonds could face up to 30 years in prison if he is convicted of perjury charges. The whole story is here: Without detailing the evidence they plan to present, justice officials for the first time declared that Bonds has tested positive for anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances. That could lead to Bonds being stripped of the US home run milestone he set earlier this year, although Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig gave no hint about that prospect in a statement. "I take this indictment very seriously and will follow its progress closely," ...

After All That, Some Disappointing A-Rod Normalcy [Alex Rodriguez]
Published 11/16/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
Say what you will about Barry Bonds, but we certainly owe him one favor: For 20 hours or so, he made everybody stop talking about Alex Rodriguez. We are sure Scott Boras is appreciative. Anyway, this all is pretty much official now: A-Rod's gonna be back in the Bronx, and even though he's not gonna get this 10-year, $300 million deal, it'll be close enough for government work. Rodriguez and his wife, Cynthia, met with Hank and Hal Steinbrenner on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. Rodriguez told the Steinbrenners that he wanted to stay with the Yankees, and a 10-year contract that will guarantee him about $275 million is expected ...