Re: possible reason arod signed early?
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No. The highest offer prior to opt-out was 8/225, according to many reporters.
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Lol ...that was the highest offer prior to Arod GOING BACK TO THE YANKEES after he had opted out.
"While Yankees officials went underground yesterday and Boras was silent outside of telling CNBC he is negotiating with the Yankees on Rodriguez's behalf after many believed Rodriguez went behind Boras' back, it's believed the best offer Rodriguez had before surfacing in Tampa Wednesday to meet with the Steinbrenner family was for eight years and $225 million. It wasn't known what team made that offer."
No teams could make an offer pre-opt out.
The Yankee's initial offer pre-opt out was a 5 year extension at like 30 million per year. It was the first offer in what was planned to be a tough negotiation 10 days prior to the opt out. It was the [censored] initial offer---the lowball offer.
Arod would have gotten 10 years regardless...and he undoubtedly would have gotten more per season pre-opt out.
but yeah...your right...Boras did a fantastic job.
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