A-ROD WOULDN'T TALK TO YANKEES WITHOUT $350M OFFER ON THE TABLE
November 3, 2007 -- The Yankees were out of the Alex Rodriguez negotiations before they even began.
According to a report on ESPN.com, confirmed by The Post last night through industry sources, before A-Rod opted out the Yankees were notified through agent Scott Boras they could not even meet with their MVP third baseman unless they presented an offer of $350 million as a starting point.
The Yankees made a substantial offer before Rodriguez opted out, but still came up short by more than $100 million to meet his price. The Yankees were done with any negotiations once Rodriguez opted out.
Hank Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman declined to comment if there was, in essence, a $350 million ultimatum - but sources said that's exactly what the Boras demand amounted to.
The Yankees repeatedly made it clear an opt-out would end negotiations, and that is what happened.
"We called Alex and never got a return call,'' Hank Steinbrenner said. "The [contract] number was really insignificant.''
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