Cashman confirms: If A-Rod opts out, he's done as Yankee

Although no decision was made regarding Joe Torre's future during the second day of the Yankees' organizational meetings, it appears that the group of front-office execs was able to agree on something. If Alex Rodriguez opts out, his time in pinstripes will be over. Echoing a position he has stated before, general manager Brian Cashman reiterated the club's stance that should the third baseman opt out of his contract, the Yankees would bid the two-time MVP farewell and let him sign elsewhere without a fight.

"I can reaffirm that if Alex Rodriguez opts out of his contract, that we will not participate in his free agency," Cashman said after the second day of meetings concluded. "That is accurate and that is definitive." Rodriguez has three years and $81million remaining on the record 10-year, $252 million deal he signed with the Texas Rangers before the 2001 season. But a clause in the contract allows him to scrap the final three years and become a free agent, a move clearly being endorsed by his agent, Scott Boras. Continue