Rafael Soriano Contract With Yankees Worth $35 Million
On Thursday night, we found out from Jon Heyman that Rafael Soriano had signed a contract with the Yankees. Heyman reported that the contract was expected to be worth $35 million over three years, and via Yahoo!‘s Tim Brown, we get confirmation. Soriano will indeed, for the time being, become the Yankees’ ninth eight-figure salary player.
The contract does contain some flexibility. Also from Heyman, we see that Soriano will be able to opt out after one year or two. The details of his opt-out clause aren’t known, so we can’t go any further than this, but it’s an interesting note.
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