Breaking down A-Rod’s new deal
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Here’s a breakdown of Alex Rodriguez’s new contract:
Signing bonus: $2 million now, $1 million every Jan. 15 from 2009-13, $3 million on Jan. 15, 2014. Total of $10 million.
Salaries:
2008: $27 million
2009: $32 million
2010: $32 million
2011: $31 million
2012: $29 million
2013: $28 million
2014: $25 million
2015: $21 million
2016: $20 million
2017: $20 million
HR bonus: $6 million for tying Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. $6 million for setting the all-time record.
Total guaranteed salary: $275 million.
With bonus payments: $305 million.
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Peter Abraham
hey, atleast hes not on the list right?
fancy
Makes sense that he’ll be getting less dough the older he gets. Looks like when he’s most productive he’ll earn the most money.
I don’t have a problem with it.
2004?
I like the idea of front loading the contract. it just makes more sense. It gives us the best shot of being under the cap in a number of years.
Yes, that wouldn’t be good if he was on the list too
Isn’t the last $6M actually for breaking the all time record? It may not be Bonds at that time. It could be Manny or someone else.
2014, not 2004, right?
no opt out clause I imagine
Manny’s not even at 500 yet is he? There’s no way he’ll break the record. The only current player who might get to 700 before A-Rod is Jr.
holy sh*t! that’s a lot of coin!
“It may not be Bonds at that time. It could be Manny or someone else.”
Um…given ARod’s ahead of Manny, I doubt it’ll be Manny. Sosa’s the next closest, and I think Alex might be after him? Or maybe Thome or someone? Among active players, that is.
When do they let Andy Pettitte off the 40-man we need to make room for SAntana:)
“The only current player who might get to 700 before A-Rod is Jr.”
Oh, right! He’ll get to 600 next year.
I’m not so upset about Pettitte and believe he had a legitimate reason. Sheffield, Giambi, Clemens – like we didn’t know? Justice was a jerk, Villone?, Knoblauch… not a bad day for the Yankees. Thank you ARod for not showing up on this report.
Granted A Rod would have to go on a multi year slump for Manny to catch him, but it is a possibility. I guess maybe Thome too. I don’t think Sosa or Griffey are getting there.
No mention of one Derek Jeter on the list. Funny how every talk show commentator used Jeter as the “what would you do if his name was on the list” discussion fodder.
Was Justice implicated as using or did he just talk to Mitchell??
Whew!!!I am sooo glad Cairo wasnt on that list!!!
Villone I am surprised at.
BOSTON DAVE
You said no way DeSalvo gets tossed on Tuesday…..Well he got tossed!
The ALL STEROID TEAM – Unidentified Suspected Players
C – Piazza & Pudge & Varitek
1B- McGwire & Sexson
2B- Kent & Vidro
SS- Garciapara
3B- Pujols & Beltre
OF- Sosa & S. Finley & S. Green
OF- Albert Belle & Guerrero
OF- Brady Anderson & M. Ramirez & L. Walker
DH- D. Ortiz
SP- Schilling
SP- A. Burnett
SP- Mulder
SP- Hampton & B. Colon
SP- Chuck Finley
RP- Dotel
CL- Foulke & Mantei & Nen
Justice talked, then was implicated then didnt talk
see below link
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071213/SPT04/71213013/1071/rss08
Why hasnt Henn been tossed? He shouldnt be able to sniff the bigs again after last years performances.
I love how Schilling is on that list. That’s pure hatred.
sos,
Because he’s a lefty. I see him and Edwar living on borrowed time.
Glad no opt-out. I think if a GM gives any player an opt-out, they should be fired!
I saw Schilling in Baltimore before he grew into the roided up stature he is now. Perhaps it is conditioning! Perhaps he has another source.
Question?
Why does a player need performance bonuses when he is the highest paid player in the game. Arent the Yankees paying him the most in baseball to put up numbers? Am I missing something here?
source of that Adonis-like physique:
DUNKIN’ DONUTS
mel,
I agree on Edwar. Everytime I saw him pitch he either struck someone out or they blasted his 80’s fastball deep.
I see him as a Dave Kingman of pitching(too young to see him,remember im 3 years past 30 not that old). But a hit or miss,nothing in between(feast or famine).
Henn is a wasted spot on the roster. I would prefer to throw a righty vs. a lefty than put him in there. Lets not do like last year and put a lefty in the pen no mattter how innefective he is(Villone). If your best pen is all righties than righties it is.
Wow. A long meeting and a lot happened.
This report is mostly based on the testimony of two NY sources, so the east coast and Yankee bias is pretty evident. It’s sad that people will view the list as definitive, it’s only what he could find in 20 months. If a players name does not appear, it does not mean that he is clear. It just means that he didn’t but from the Mets clubbie.
It also means that he was smart enough to pay with cash. How dumb are these guys giving the steroid seller a check with their names on it? That is also why Clemens and Pettite can deny their involvement. There’s no paper trail.
This is after leaving $21M on the table? Really?
Every team in baseball had already said they couldn’t afford him. He came back, cap in hand ready eat the lost Texas money and accept a lesser deal and this is what they sorted out in 2 conversations?
Now I’m glad he is back. I’m glad he is on a multiyear deal and I know that for a guy who will possibly win the next 5 MVPs you will have to pay.
But people are worth what the market will pay. No other team could have come within $100M of this offer. So we overpaid big style. The bonuses are basically for milestones he’ll only miss if his arms fall off in the next couple of yrs. So it IS a £305M contract not $275M. If Hank had said 8 yrs and 230M with no bonuses, ARod would have had to sign.
He could pass Ruth, Aaron and Bonds in the same yr. Earning $24M in bonuses on top off a $20M+ base salary. Factor in luxury tax and that season could cost $60M+ for ARod alone. Yikes.
I think he’ll add some revenue for the team. but the Yankees are not in danger of playing in front of empty stadiums. And if he hadn’t resigned then the money would had be reassigned to other big names such as Santana or Texiera who would have big fan appeal especially once they are brought into the increased spotlight of NY. I mean ARod in SF would not be the same story as ARod in NY.
For those who consider Pavano the biggest blunder of recent times, remember that was $40M total spread over 4 yrs, and most will have been recouped from insurance. While we can all resent his attitude and the money he is getting paid, his contract barely shows on the radar compared to those of Giambi and ARod, and with the insurance money, his signing hasn’t really impacted the teams ability to sign other players nearly as much as Giambi’s deal, or the crazy overpaying of ARod (and to a lesser extent Rivera) this summer.
The Yanks championship teams had some big contracts in there, but the team won because there weren’t any BAD contracts. Mo’s 3rd yr will be bad – was there really a big market for him? – (although I cant grudge him it since he has been comparatively underpaid recently). ARod’s last 2 -3 will be bad, is first 5 yrs will be good, but overpaid. And big bad contracts can’t be traded trying Cashman’s hands for the future.
As I said, I’m glad he is back, same with Mo, Posada and Pettitte. But for god sake let Cashman negotiate the deals cos Hanks answer seems to be to overpay everyone by 25%.
If ARod and Mo had walked, the teams short term prospects would be hurt, but as much as it pains me to say so, we may have had a better long term chance, esp when draft picks are factored in.
We can afford some big contracts, but cheap kids get expensive quicker than people realise so lets get the purse strings back under control, as Cashman has said the Yanks do have money, but the don’t have a bottomless pit.
Oops did I get carried away?
Clemens denied taking steroids according to ESPN. Looks like this steroids thing is not going anywhere.
courtesy of Mark Feinstein’s blog (NY Daily News)
A look at the four Yankees title teams in the Joe Torre era show several players in this report on those rosters:
1996: Andy Pettitte
1998: Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Mike Stanton, Darren Holmes
1999: Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Roger Clemens, Mike Stanton, Jason Grimsley, Daniel Naulty
2000: Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Roger Clemens, Mike Stanton, Jason Grimsley, David Justice, Jose Canseco, Glenallen Hill, Denny Neagle
That looks pretty bad. But is it? According to the report, Knoblauch’s first purchase of HGH came in 2001. That would mean he was clean during the title years. Same with Justice, who reportedly didn’t meet Kirk Radomski until after the 2000 World Series. Pettitte’s usage was in 2002, according to the report, while Hill’s purchase from Radomski came in 2001, after he had left the Yankees.
laura, i know, u gotta love sending a drug dealer a check, did they put HGH under the memo section?
“This steroid balogna is a load of bunk. Go after these dudes with corked bats”.
So, can anyone confirm if there’s or if there isn’t an opt-out clause in this new contract?
I agree, it’s a great idea to front load the contract, this and every contract there is, I never understood why teams would back-load contracts… i.e. Giambi.
knoblauch probably started juicing when he couldn’t cut it at 2B anymore and was forced into playing LF and then played for the royals. hehe.
Repost:
It’s a shame that this report will become the definitive word on who was using PEDs and who was not, considering that the sources of information – both, apparently, from the NY area – were so limited. And it’s difficult to justify the cost of this investigation, beyond the obvious parallels to government investigations.
As for whether there is a basis for punishing anyone named in the report, I’d have to really read the whole thing in context – and I can’t imagine that many people will bother to do that.
It’s much easier to look at the list of people mentioned and assume that each is equally guilty and that the guilt is equally provable. In reality, I doubt that is the case. More likely, the nature and reliability of the evidence probably varies widely from person to person.
But that doesn’t sell papers like a blanket witch hunt, now does it?
No Opt-out Clause and this contract is worth EVERY PENNY !
What a waste of money. Paying nearly 31 million a year (if bonuses hit) for a 32 year old 3B who insulted your franchise. Especially when no one else was even bidding.
Couldn’t the Yanks have traded Matsui + cash to San Diego for Headley instead?
So now you guys understand why a rod is not so good in the clutch like pettitte , clemens , noblach , justce and all the other guys! because he didnt do steroids! he is clean as it could be! he deserves every penny from his contract and may god bless him . mark my words he will win at least 3 world series in new york
He should get another million if he gets at least one vote for the Cy Young Award.
$6 million PER person passed is way too much in my opinion. I’m not against incentives, but $6 mil? At least he wasn’t named on the mitchell report…
Brian-Well put. A bit much, but well put.lol
Again why does a player being paid the most in baseball need bonuses for paying him to do just that.
Clemens denies reports of using steroids and Pettitte wont talk..
hmm.. my guess is they are talking to eachother and figuring out what to say..
this is sad day for the once sure bet hall of famer clemens
I bet Arod sure is regretting opting out now.
The *Yankees sure did put their foot down here.
Mr. Uh Oh … Clemens’ camp issued a “non-denial denial.”
Here is what he actually said (paraphrase):
(1) I am outraged that my name is in the report based on the testimony of a witness who is trying to avoid prison time; and
(2) I have never tested positive for PEDs.
Notice that he NEVER says that he has not taken PEDs.
This type of lawyerly equivocating is standard when someone has committed the act(s) he has been accused of (see Bill Clinton).
HGH is not an illegal drug. It is used in cases with injuries often suffered from sports but also many other injuries and chemical deficiencies. If you or I can get HGH why shouldn’t a ballplayer be able to as well if there is an actual need for it? Why is HGH any different from using cortisone? If Curt Schilling wasn’t using cortisone in 2004 he would not have been able to pitch. Using the drug enhanced his performance and made it possible to play.
So if Paul Byrd needed HGH to rebuild shoulder strength and HGH isn’t illegal why should he be in any trouble for using it? Cortisone is proven to cause irreparable damage to joints. Did Schilling have to use it or could he have sat out the season and been okay to go 2005?
Bottom line should be that if it isn’t illegal and any of us can buy it over the counter or get a (necessary) prescription for it then why should a ball player be denied if there is true need? I’m not saying that they all needed it or were prescribed it but to me HGH should be a non issue. At least until the FDA decides it shouldn’t be used by anyone.
Brian M
I totally agree with you about Arod. What were the Yankees thinking? They had a chance to send a message to stem the tide of salaries all around baseball. No matter how this is spun Arod and Boras still got paid maximum dollars when there was no credible suitor for his services in sight. I believe this contract as well as a few others was fiscally irresponsible on the part of the front office/ownership.
El Toro
You back load a contract because a dollar years down the road is not worth as much as a present day dollar.
People (especially my fellow Yanks fans) who write Pettitte off for being in the report need to be reminded that HGH was legal when he had his shots. And if they were for the purposes we’ve heard (assuming that info is true) then its no different than having a cortisone shot to heal an injury. Cortisone is also a steroid … was cortisone part of the investigation? If it was like that, then he wasn’t doing what Bonds or Giambi were doing.
Sox trolls: You’re getting a little too pumped up on what amounts to hearsay for your own good. Note the limited sources of information. Note some obvious omissions from other teams. If trainers from the other 28 teams (or Canseco) were questioned and if they obliged with answers, then the list of players would increase proportionally. So would the number of players from that list being undeservedly slandered by the likes of you. You sound pretty …. arrogant …. considering how limited the report apparently is.
“Couldn’t the Yanks have traded Matsui + cash to San Diego for Headley instead?”
no, they couldn’t have.
“They had a chance to send a message to stem the tide of salaries all around baseball. ”
why do you assume they are interested in doing that?
isn’t it in the yankees’ best interest for the price of superstars to increase and the only team left standing who can afford them is the Yankees?
why would it be better for the yankees if every team could afford superstars?
Jesse, right, and the player today is worth more than the player will be worth years down the road
Contracts are also backloaded so that millions of dollars are earning Big Stein interest instead of the players for the next few years. The thing with this one though is that the money is piling on once Giambi and Pavano is off the books.
Great expectations is an understatement.
Say what you will about him but no one can argue that it is not fun watching A-Rod play baseball for the NY Yankees whether he goes 5 for 5 or 0 for 5.
Sweet deal. I love him through good and bad as a player (but he does think too much.) I don’t love him for running his mouth – he needs to be more “vanilla” as Larry Bowa said. Anyone notice the comment on SportsCenter’s Year in Review where A-Rod said: “…if you stop asking me about Jeter, I promise to stop lying to you guys.” Nice.