First, what a joy it's been to root for you all these years. No matter what happens, or where you go, I will always be thankful you played for the Yankees.
Today, your blood-sucking, shark-nado agents said you want a 10-year deal for $300 million - just $30 million per season.
Good luck with that.
If you can get it, take it. A guy gets one crack at that kind of goosh. It's OK. We get it. Money is money. That's why you're out there. To bag the green, bank the potatoes - to bathe in Lake Sheckel.
I'd hate to see you go.
But I'd hate more to see you be a $300 million Yankee.
If that's how much it takes to keep you in pinstripes... well... hello, David Adams!
Listen: If you leave, you'll make a $300 million mistake. Stay, and you become the face of the Yankees, an icon of New York, and the star of a team that eventually will challenge. (Next year, we'll suck.) With a great second-baseman, we can rise in 2015.
Chase the money, and wherever you go, you'll be defined by your salary. When your team sucks - it will, eventually - you'll be the reason they couldn't buy a closer, or a catcher, or whatever. They're stuck with you, that overpriced, greedy mercenary who is wasting their money. This spring, did you see how they passed Vernon Wells around like a plate of liver? That's you in 2018 - with five years left.
Listen: In a few years, it won't seem so easy. Those pitches that almost fool you, the ones you flick for singles: they'll get caught. In a few years, the game will speed up, and the ball will shrink. Ask Ichiro. In a few years, that two-week groin pull will become a season-ender. Do you really want to be baseball's richest player? Be careful what you ask for.
Robbie Cano, doncha go! I hope you stay a Yankee. But I'm tired of watching high-priced stars limp to the finish line. It is killing the Yankees, and - trust me on this - it is wearing out their fans.
Want the money? Get the money. We'll miss you. But we're in fourth with you, and we can finish fourth without you. Good luck. Thanks for 2009. Where's Corbin Joseph?
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