tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post6224502459058709585..comments2023-12-20T01:09:56.175-08:00Comments on Respect Jeter's Gangster: The Day I've Been Waiting For: Soriano Opts OutFernando Alejandrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-35570141492038913002012-11-04T22:55:01.534-08:002012-11-04T22:55:01.534-08:00Scot Boras is NOT a Jedi.Scot Boras is NOT a Jedi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-81718668341830754182012-11-02T08:21:19.145-07:002012-11-02T08:21:19.145-07:00Apart of it is luck, another part of it is having ...Apart of it is luck, another part of it is having Scott Boras negotiating for you. He has a way of soothsaying his way into the Yankees minds. Jedi mind trick abounding.Fernando Alejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051242696406856273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315155203706829641.post-1100399415818209112012-11-01T14:33:05.364-07:002012-11-01T14:33:05.364-07:00Short of ARod, Soriano must have the strangest con...Short of ARod, Soriano must have the strangest contract history in modern baseball.<br /><br />After the 2009 season, the Braves signed him to a $7.25 million arbitration contract and dealt him to the Rays four days later. He made nearly a third of the Rays' 2010 payroll! How did that happen?<br /><br />Of course Soriano had a very good year with the Rays and led the league in saves. But it was obviously his breakout season as he had never done anything comparable before. Cashman publicly announced that the Yankees would not give up a draft pick to sign Soriano as a FA. Yet Levine kicked his GM to the curb and gave Soriano a $35 million deal with annual opt outs. Right after Rivera reeled off a 1.80 ERA season. How did that happen?<br /><br />Soriano was mediocre and hurt in 2011 as you wrote. I can't forget that when Rivera got hurt in 2012, the closer role went to Robertson. If Robertson had stayed healthy, Soriano might never have saved a game in 2012. And then he would not have opted out. But Robertson got hurt, Soriano took over, pitched well, and is now getting paid $1.5 million to opt out and seek a four year deal. <br /><br />How did that happen?<br /><br />He really lucked out.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.com