[vhawk01]

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As I said in the pre opt out days, if A-Rod opts out, it's a disaster for both the Yankees and A-Rod. That's nearly what happened, although both have come to their senses and are trying to get a deal done. Regardless, this is a clear loss for, the Yankees, A-Rod, and Boras.

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How is it a loss for Arod or Boras, though? Boras got his client a deal that will pay him until he's 42 at possibly the highest salary in the league. Did anybody really think he would get 30-35 million a year? I don't know that much about baseball contracts but that seems like a very unrealistic number.

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Boras is taking a beating in the press, and that will affect him negatively with future prospective clients, especially the 18 year olds and their idiot fathers. His air of invincibilitly is gone since he is percieved to have "lost". He also may have hurt his relationship with the Yankees, which could affect his wallet in the future.

The Yankees paid 10/$275MM but lost the $21MM from Texas, so the deal could have cost them only $254MM. A-Rod gets 10/$275MM, but if the Yanks are willing to pay that much, he could have gotten 10/$296MM pre opt out. Most likely they meet in the middle and both sides cost themselves $10ish million. Everybody lost.

The closest thing to a non loser in this situation is the Yankees, because they at least helped themselves on the field for the next five or so years by getting their third baseman while saving enough trade chips to land Johan Santana if need be. They also locked up the the soon to be all time home run king.

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You just started a sentence with the phrase "the closest thing to a non-loser" and somehow didnt end it with "is the guy who just signed a 10 year, 275 million dollar deal."