Also a little note - according to Brian Cashman and Peter Abraham of the LoHud Yankees blog, should A-Rod opt out, there is a clause that will allow the Yankees to offer him arbitration. This means that should he go to another team, the Yankees would receive compensatory draft picks, including a 1st rounder at the least.

So even if A-Rod goes...we could still be looking at a nice pick-up as a consolation prize.