Buster Olney on ESPN reports, according to league sources, that the Yankees are prepared to make an offer to Alex Rodriguez that will exceed, in average salary, the $27 million per year that he is scheduled to make over the next three seasons. The Yankees have not yet been granted the meeting they have requested with their third baseman.
Olney believes the offer could be in the neighborhood of 5 years at $30 million a year, the highest per workday salary in baseball history.
Rodriguez must inform the Yankees within 10 days after the conclusion of the World Series if he intends to opt out of the remaining 3 years on his currenty contract, which is valued at $27 million per year on average. If he does so, the Yankees have said they will compete in an open market for Rodriguez’s services.
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