Could they really be fed up with Boras?

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A-Rod will be making 20 million in 2017, not 28.7.

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My bad. sorry. going off the top of my head. ARod cannot void without a trade though. He has a buyout in 2017 or 18 though. And it is huge.

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Originally Posted by grasshopper

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Don't know where you get that. Cap Anson signed a 10-year contract before the 1888 season, and George Brett and a few other players had lifetime contracts.]

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Before 1970, all contracts were for life. In 1972, free agency appeared, 1st in any sport. Check this out - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_v._Kuhn

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Uh, no, that's not correct. Before free agency, very few players had anything more than a 1-year contract. The standard player contract had a reserve clause that effectively allowed the team to renew it each year, but it didn't in any way shape or form bind the team to the player past the current year. Also, the reserve clause didn't always exist; IIRC it was introduced around 1880. but it didn't become a standard part of all player contracts until somewhere around 1890-1892.

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Originally Posted by grasshopper

Boras is the best agent in baseball. Period. What is the argument? ARod for 10 years at 30M a year? He broke the the longest contract ever by 3 years. Yes he makes mistakes, but not many. I still think he will have Damon back on the Yanks.

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...And Damon will play where exactly?

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Originally Posted by grasshopper

Boras is the best agent in baseball. Period. What is the argument? ARod for 10 years at 30M a year? He broke the the longest contract ever by 3 years. Yes he makes mistakes, but not many. I still think he will have Damon back on the Yanks.

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George Brett is still getting paid by the Royals as part of his lifetime contract.

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Originally Posted by ragecage

Cap Anson that racist ****.

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Oh yeah, he really stuck out like a sore thumb back then. Doesn't make his views right of course, but it's not like he was alone.

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Originally Posted by Jeffy25

A-Rod's deal is voidable as well, hell he opted out once already.

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His previous deal had an opt-out option for A-Rod built in. The current deal does not.

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Originally Posted by Jeffy25

And I'm pretty sure if he decides to retire before 2018, he won't be getting all of his contract paid to him.

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That's why he won't decide to retire before then.