A hypothetical:
If ARod were not under contract for $60m for the next three years, and he was a 39 year old free agent who's only had 181 plate appearances over the past two calendar years, and with his legacy and the baggage that goes along with it, what kind of demand would there be for him for the 2015 season?
What kind of contract do you think he would be able to get? Single season, multi-season, high guaranteed dollars, low guaranteed dollars but lots of performance based bonuses, etc?