Cashman to A-Rod: Shut the f^&* up!

Shut the fuck up?

Maybe Alex will just shut the fuck down.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9430164/alex-rodriguez-tells-new-york-yankees-officials-unsure-return-season

That story by Wallace Matthews also has some interesting nuggets about the endgame here:

On Wednesday, sources told ESPNNewYork that Rodriguez believed the Yankees were delaying his return in order to collect insurance on his $28 million salary. A team source confirmed it is a suspicion A-Rod has harbored for some time. In fact, he made a call to Yankee executives several months ago asking if the team was trying "to get rid of me" after his nightmarish postseason, in which he went 2-for-25 and was benched for three playoff games.

Also on Wednesday, sources told the New York Daily News that Rodriguez was rushing his return so that he could then retire because of medical disability and collect his full salary before Major League Baseball could impose a lengthy suspension on him for his involvement with the Miami clinic Biogenesis.

 

No. He's been out of minor league options since, oh, about 1998. Plus, you can't send down anyone with five service years of major league experience without their consent.

 

Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't know.

 

Sure. He could go Aaron Hernandez on somebody.

Otherwise, the Yankees (and all other MLB teams) are just grandstanding when they threaten to void guaranteed contracts. Even stupid guaranteed contracts, like A-Rod, Hamilton or Howard.

 

Well, that makes sense. Fuck baseball, A-Roid just wants his bank.

 

Yup. The old five-and-10 rule.

 

I thought that was for trades, but it must also apply for minor-league assignments as well.

I learned something new today.

 

No, the 10-and-5 rule does not apply to minor league options. That's a guaranteed no-trade clauses.

This is the "veterans' consent" rule. It's different.

 

no one else would do that

 

Man, you know ARod has it tough when he gets blamed for not producing in post-seasons the Yankees didn't even qualify for!