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Alex Rodriguez

3rd Base

Current Salary Information

Contract: 10 yr(s) / $275,000,000 Signing Bonus $10,000,000 Average Salary $27,500,000 End Year: 2017 Free Agent: 2018 / Unrestricted
  Base Salary S. Bonus Misc. Bonus Total Salary
2008 27,000,000 2,000,000 - -
2009 32,000,000 1,000,000 - -
2010 32,000,000 1,000,000 - -
2011 32,000,000 1,000,000 - -
2012 29,000,000 1,000,000 - -
2013 28,000,000 1,000,000 - -
2014 25,000,000 3,000,000 - -
2015 21,000,000 - - -
2016 20,000,000 - - -
2017 20,000,000 - - -
2018 FA
  • $30M marketing agreement based on home run milestones ($6M each for reaching 660, 714, 755 and tying and breaking major league HR record)
  • Texas obligated to fund $9M as part of deferred compensation provision in previous contract (to be paid with interest in $3M increments in 2008, 2009 & 2010)
     
  • Award Bonuses:
  • $50,000 for finishing 6th-10th in MVP vote
  • $0.1M each for making All Star team, receiving most All Star votes, Silver Slugger, making post-season AP, Baseball America or Sporting News All Star team, being named player of the year by AP, Baseball America or Sporting News
  • $0.15M each for LCS or LDS MVP
  • $0.2M for WS MVP or finishing 2nd-5th in MVP vote
  • $0.5M for MVP ($1M for second MVP, $1.5M for subsequent MVPs) (received $0.5M for 2003 AL MVP, $1M for 2005 AL MVP) 
  • Perks:
    May purchase 4 best available season tickets for 2008, 4 Legends Suite or comparable season tickets for 2009-17

Previous Contracts

Team:Texas Rangers
Contract: 10 yr(s) / $252,000,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2001: 21,000,000
2002: 21,000,000
2003: 21,000,000
2004: 21,000,000
2005: 25,000,000
2006: 25,000,000
2007: 27,000,000
2008: 27,000,000
2009: 27,000,000
2010: 27,000,000

* no-trade clause * Rodriguez may void after 2007 season (10-day window after WS) * Rodriguez may void after 2008 or 2009 unless club increases 2009-10 salary by $5M/year or $1M more than highest-paid MLB position player * club may offer salary arbitration if Rodriguez voids contract 2007-09, but club may not offer salary arbitration after 2010 * 2008-2010 financial obligations (eliminated if Rodriguez voids): o NY: $50,695,500 (08:$15.884M, 09:$16.8985M, 10:$17.913M) o Texas: $21,304,500 (08:$8.116M, 09:$7.1015M, 10:$6.087M) * after 1 year (12/01), Rodriguez agreed to defer $45M in salary to 2011-20 at 3% (later reduced) * waived no-trade clause 2/04, allowing trade to Yankees with 7 years/$183M remaining on contract: o Texas agreed to pay remaining $4M in signing bonus & $67M of remaining $179M in salary o NY agreed to pay $112M of the remaining $179M in salary o For further details on 2001-10 contract, click here. * award bonuses: o $50,000 for finishing 6th-10th in MVP vote o $0.1M each for making All Star team, receiving most All Star votes, Silver Slugger, making post-season AP, Baseball America or Sporting News All Star team, being named player of the year by AP, Baseball America or Sporting News o $0.15M each for LCS or LDS MVP o $0.2M for WS MVP or finishing 2nd-5th in MVP vote o $0.5M for MVP ($1M for second MVP, $1.5M for subsequent MVPs) (received $0.5M for 2003 AL MVP, $1M for 2005 AL MVP) **With bonuses, Rodriguez earned $185.45M from 2001 to 2007

Team:Seattle Mariners
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $10,700,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
1997: 1,062,500
1998: 2,126,200
1999: 3,112,500
2000: 4,362,500
Team:Seattle Mariners
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,300,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
1994: 433,333
1995: 433,333
1996: 433,333

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Dec 13 2007
Signed a 10 year $275 million contract with New York (NYY)