Why didn't the Yankees lowball A-Rod last offseason?

Question

it's not like any other team was going to offer him 200 million again.

Answer 1

200 millie isnt worth it ;)

Answer 2

Well he is one of the greatest players ever and better than manny ramirez who is looking to make the same amount of money just fewer years

Answer 3

cause the yankees need a-rod on their team. they have enough money. 200 mil aint nothin to them. the wanted to make sure no one else can buy him out

Answer 4

The Yankees needed him. They are moving into a new stadium next season, with big prices for tickets and suites. They needed stars to sell those items.

Plus, the Yankees have a huge investment in a television network. They need to be good to make it work.

And A-Rod knew all that.

Answer 5

Well Arod is a Yankee and  he is  

Answer 6

Right. And nobody would be insane enough to give Andruw Jones $18.5MIL a year. The Yankees signed Rodriguez because they had a gaping hole at 3rd base.

What you should be wondering is that why after all the melodrama Rodriguez re-upped with the Yankees. The answer to that question is because they were willing to give him $30MIL a year and, if you compare his numbers to Fat Andruw's, that amount isn't so outrageous.