Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 07, 2007
A-Rodbitration

The Yankees are going to offer Alex Rodriguez arbitration:

"It is about the two draft picks," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told the paper. "By offering arbitration, we get the first-round pick of the team that signs him and a sandwich pick."

The Yankees have until December 1 to offer Rodriguez arbitration, which the player has until December 7 to accept or reject.

If he accepted, Rodriguez would surrender contractual benefits like his no-trade clause, but it would likely open the door to negotiate a new long-term deal with the Yankees.

This will be interesting. It makes perfect sense for the Yankees to offer arbitration. The worst that can happen is they get Alex for another season without needing to negotiate. They just make an offer and the arbitrator decides. Then everyone can kiss and make up and maybe they sign him to a long term deal later.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:49 PM | Free Agents | TrackBack (0)
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I know this is unlikley - but what does happen if a player signs with another team before the team he was with offers him arbitration? I am not sure this is even technically possible, but for the sake of argument, what if A-Rod signs with the Tigers this afternoon? Just curious about the rules there.

Posted by: paul zummo at November 7, 2007 01:25 PM

The old team automatically gets the picks. I think the Giants did this a while back, sign a free agent before his old team had a chance to offer arb.

Posted by: amos at November 7, 2007 01:33 PM

Smart on Cashman's part.

Posted by: tc at November 7, 2007 02:45 PM

It happened at least once last year that a free agent was signed before the arbitration period. I don't remember who in particular, but it was a stupid signing, since the team the player had played for was unable to afford arbitration. They were free to offer arbitration after the signing, getting a couple of free picks.

Posted by: Barron at November 7, 2007 02:54 PM

The Giants used to habitually do that. For some reason they (Sabean) didn't want 1st round draft picks. Looking at their farm system the last few years, perhaps that wasn't the brightest idea he's ever had.

Posted by: Nate at November 7, 2007 03:19 PM

That is because, traditionally, there are very few 38 year-olds available in the first round of the amateur draft.

Posted by: Matt Davis at November 7, 2007 03:43 PM

Thanks for the explanations.

Posted by: paul zummo at November 7, 2007 04:36 PM

"That is because, traditionally, there are very few 38 year-olds available in the first round of the amateur draft."

HILARIOUS!

Posted by: JeremyM at November 7, 2007 10:50 PM
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