Yankees renege on A-Rod's $6 million bonus
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BOSTON -- For the first time since the next potential court battle involving Alex Rodriguez became public, a New York Yankees official has gone on record confirming that the club has no intention of paying the controversial slugger a $6 million bonus for hitting his 660th home run.
"We have the right but not the obligation to do something, and that's it," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman before Saturday's Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park. "We're going to follow the contract as we follow all contracts, so there is no dispute, from our perspective."
In other words, in the Yankees' interpretation of the contract, they are under no obligation to pay off on a deal they feel is no longer valid due to Rodriguez's 162-game suspension for drug violations last year.
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A source who was involved in the drafting of the agreement told ESPNNewYork.com that the numbers are explicitly spelled out in the contract; the Yankees contend that the bonuses are contingent upon the club's ability to market the accomplishment, which they contend is impossible now due to Rodriguez's admissions of, and punishment for, illegal PED usage.
MORE: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/12807079/brian-cashman-says-new-york-yankees-pay-alex-rodriguez-6-million-bonus-660th-home-run
That bonus was an addendum to the $275 million contract Rodriguez signed in 2007 and calls for five payments of $6 million each for reaching home run milestones set by Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds and for setting the record of 763.
Bonuses are contingent upon the club's ability to market the accomplishment—Yankees should give $3 million to the genius who crafted that loophole.
A big dose of schadenfreude for A-Rod/Yankees haters.
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Okay, okay, I may be part Welsh if you follow my Scottish ancestry back far enough. 
Welsh, Yankees, and A-Rod
scot-free.
