A-Rod back in NY?

[HMFFL]

OK lets be realistic here, money is barely a factor, especially for a team like the Yankees.

It means more to the Yanks to have a strong shot at one of their players holding the all time HR record. F the money.

Marketing ARod during his chase for Barry Bonds....$Priceless$

[Boston's Future]

I don't know what is more pathetic: A-Rod begging and crawling on his knees for the Yankees to take him back or that Cashman and Co. folded like bitches and broke their statement not to re-sign A-Rod

[Knicks 316]

I don't know what is more pathetic: A-Rod begging and crawling on his knees for the Yankees to take him back or that Cashman and Co. folded like bitches and broke their statement not to re-sign A-Rod

Well, you can't have both. If A-Rod crawled back, the Yankees aren't the bitches in this situation. Apparently, they signed him on their terms. The same terms A-Rod rejected earlier.

[Wade2k6]

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It makes a lot of sense. Just like Rangers were dumb enough to give him 25m when the next closest offer was 17m range , Yankees are doing the same.

If they don't sign him, they have a gaping hole at 3rd. Without Arod they don't even make the playoffs. He is the best player in the game, and would leave the Yankees with a gaping hole at 3rd.

I think they would much rather spend 27/year for Arod then trade multiple extremely talented prospects for Cabrera.

[HCYanks]

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It makes a lot of sense. Just like Rangers were dumb enough to give him 25m when the next closest offer was 17m range , Yankees are doing the same.

Except ARod allegedly got a similar offer from another team. Say what you will about ARod's new deal (the length is much more of a concern to me than the money total), but they didn't outbid themselves. They paid the stiff price for the best hitter in baseball in a free agent's market.