$28 mil and he's injured before he even starts.........

[The Coach]

.....great investment George, you gonna blame the trainer and fire him too?


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2891392

[Earl1972]

why do people bitch about this?

it's steinbrenner's money, there is no salary cap in baseball so it really doesn't affect the team

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[The Squadfather]

28 million is pocket change for Steinbrenner.

[Camel Jockey]

He wont even make 20 starts.. 

[njflex]

i am a big yankee fan and it's easy to concede the division title,and the wild card is going to be a tough road.the injuries and overall aging suddenly of the big free agents over the last 5 yrs is really hitting them hard.it's time to scale down and rid of some overpaid underachievers.10 plus yrs of winning and playoff appearances spoil you,everyone has to turn a page eventually.

[ieffinhatecardio]

He's not injured, he doesn't want to face the White Sox yet, he wants to come back against the Pirates.

I'm surprised he wasn't laughing when they came up with the "fatigued hamstring" excuse.

[bmacsys]

.....great investment George, you gonna blame the trainer and fire him too?


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2891392

He doesn't get a cent till he throws a pitch with the big club.

[The Coach]

He doesn't get a cent till he throws a pitch with the big club.

His pay went retro back to the beginning of the year, do you think he's playing in the minors for no pay?

[Palpatine Q]

His pay went retro back to the beginning of the year, do you think he's playing in the minors for no pay?

Yes.

He doesn't get a penny until he is activated.

[The Coach]

Yes.

He doesn't get a penny until he is activated.

If I'm not mistaken, he's declared activated when his name is on the minor league roster.

[Palpatine Q]

If I'm not mistaken, he's declared activated when his name is on the minor league roster.

He's declared activated when he's on a Yankees roster, he's not getting paid till he pitches.

 I saw an interview with Brian Cashman (Yankees G.M.)  last night and he was talking about this issue, so I'll take his word for it.