A-Rod and Yankees Talking Again

[PurplePride2006]

A-Rod Talking Again With Yankees, Without Agent

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3109894

[Adidas410s]

long and short...he quickly realized that he's not going to get $30 million. He got his $25 million...and his performance hasn't improved so why does he deserve a raise? The market doesn't indicate that he should get one. Manny Ramirez is the next highest at $20 million/year over the life of the contract. Players salaries have leveled off and many players seeking a "big contract" are coming up a bit lower than what we saw 3-5 years ago. As a reference point, here are the Top 10 salaries for the 2006 season:

1. Jason Giambi, NYY $23,428,571
2. Alex Rodriguez, NYY $22,708,525
3. Derek Jeter, NYY $21,600,000
4. Manny Ramirez, BOS $17,016,381
5. Todd Helton, COL $16,600,000
6. Andy Pettitte, NYY $16,000,000
7. Bartolo Colon, ANA $16,000,000
8. Jason Schmidt, LA $15,703,946
9. Barry Bonds, SF $15,533,970
10. Richie Sexson, SEA $15,500,000

[kepdawg]

Looks like they've agreed on a deal

A-Rod should be a Yankee for the rest of his career

[kepdawg]

10 years 275 million

Incentives for breaking the career home run record