So basically all the Yankees did was release Arod, or announce plans to do so and pay him what they owe, which provides no LT relief in 2017. They do prevent him from reaching the 714 milestone in 2017 which saves them 6 million on bonus, although it was never a given he reaches that milestone.
The FO position, or coaching position, whatever you call it gets him to commit to the Yankees through 2017. Technically he could still resign and latch on to another team as a player if he desired, but given the good old boy network of MLB which black balled Bonds, thats probably not happening w/o the consent of the Yankees, and they know it, as does Arod most likely. This is the key thing for the Yankees, since they don't want to look foolish if Arod starts hitting like 2016 while they pay all but the league minimum.
By getting him out by Friday instead of at the end of the season, they avoid the risk he actually starts hitting again, not to mention dealing with all the questions about his lack of playing time. The free roster spot for 2016 does not seem all that important as you have September call ups and they have already waived the white flag. With the Scranton shuttle they could just go with 1 less RP'er in the pen to make room for a position player.
All Arod agreed to, since he could not control being released or not, was to agree to sign the FO deal that takes effect after being released. he probably knows that keeps him from playing until 2018 (although as mentioned before, not technically so). Seeing as he was being humiliated sitting on the bench while guys like Hicks got AB's, even when he was available to PH, and that nothing looked like it would change for the rest of his time with the Yankees, it was probably an easy call.
For the record, after coming off the DL for an oblique injury, he actually batted 275 (w/o power) from June 1-July 1. After that, he started losing playing time and this caused him to hit 108 from July 3-Aug 6. There was possibly some discussions going on around this time that served as a distraction as well
I don't see Arod playing another game after Friday for anyone else, even in 2018. Maybe he gets a ST invite from some team to see what he can do, but at his age limited to DH only, its hard to see him winning a roster spot.
So Hal basically wrote off a bad asset as so many companies do, no genius there since it was not producing and keeping him harmed the team. It was a sunk cost. His one smart move was getting Arod to sign that FO agreement in attempt to avoid making the Yankees foolish if by some chance he was not cooked. Thats more PR and brand management than anything. Smart move if it works, but it does not actually help make the team better.
The FO position, or coaching position, whatever you call it gets him to commit to the Yankees through 2017. Technically he could still resign and latch on to another team as a player if he desired, but given the good old boy network of MLB which black balled Bonds, thats probably not happening w/o the consent of the Yankees, and they know it, as does Arod most likely. This is the key thing for the Yankees, since they don't want to look foolish if Arod starts hitting like 2016 while they pay all but the league minimum.
By getting him out by Friday instead of at the end of the season, they avoid the risk he actually starts hitting again, not to mention dealing with all the questions about his lack of playing time. The free roster spot for 2016 does not seem all that important as you have September call ups and they have already waived the white flag. With the Scranton shuttle they could just go with 1 less RP'er in the pen to make room for a position player.
All Arod agreed to, since he could not control being released or not, was to agree to sign the FO deal that takes effect after being released. he probably knows that keeps him from playing until 2018 (although as mentioned before, not technically so). Seeing as he was being humiliated sitting on the bench while guys like Hicks got AB's, even when he was available to PH, and that nothing looked like it would change for the rest of his time with the Yankees, it was probably an easy call.
For the record, after coming off the DL for an oblique injury, he actually batted 275 (w/o power) from June 1-July 1. After that, he started losing playing time and this caused him to hit 108 from July 3-Aug 6. There was possibly some discussions going on around this time that served as a distraction as well
I don't see Arod playing another game after Friday for anyone else, even in 2018. Maybe he gets a ST invite from some team to see what he can do, but at his age limited to DH only, its hard to see him winning a roster spot.
So Hal basically wrote off a bad asset as so many companies do, no genius there since it was not producing and keeping him harmed the team. It was a sunk cost. His one smart move was getting Arod to sign that FO agreement in attempt to avoid making the Yankees foolish if by some chance he was not cooked. Thats more PR and brand management than anything. Smart move if it works, but it does not actually help make the team better.