jon abbey said:
The funny thing about those opt outs is they actually could have all ended up working out great for NY. Soriano left a year early, NY got out of the largest year of his deal and got a #1 pick back. And A-Rod and CC's would have worked out great for NY if they had just let them go, the real mistake was signing them both again after they opted out.
Yea, that actually would have been freaking awesome for the Yankees. Now that you mention it, throwing ridiculous contracts at top players with an opt out clause after a few years is a great way to get value out of a contract IF, like you say, you have the stones to let the player walk after opting out. It's kinda like what the Marlins do but their opt out clause is trading your butt.