If [the Yankees] didn't have to pay the luxury tax, it might have been a different story, ... As it was, for them to pay [Beltran] $17 million a year, it's actually more like $24 million. I would say it certainly was a parameter that created an issue in their pursuit of the player. Scott Boras
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![We learned from [ Alex Rodriguez ], when Seattle tried to trade him during his last year [that] it was a very difficult thing to do, ... If your team is remotely in the race you're better off keeping the player because clubs aren't going to give up much for a short, two-month stay. - Scott Boras Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2UgbGVhcm5lZCBmcm9tIFsgQWxleCBSb2RyaWd1ZXogXSwgd2hlbiBTZWF0dGxlIHRyaWVkIHRvIHRyYWRlIGhpbSBkdXJpbmcgaGlzIGxhc3QgeWVhciBbdGhhdF0gaXQgd2FzIGEgdmVyeSBkaWZmaWN1bHQgdGhpbmcgdG8gZG8sIC4uLiBJZiB5b3VyIHRlYW0gaXMgcmVtb3RlbHkgaW4gdGhlIHJhY2UgeW91J3JlIGJldHRlciBvZmYga2VlcGluZyB0aGUgcGxheWVyIGJlY2F1c2UgY2x1YnMgYXJlbid0IGdvaW5nIHRvIGdpdmUgdXAgbXVjaCBmb3IgYSBzaG9ydCwgdHdvLW1vbnRoIHN0YXkuIA==&author=ICBTY290dCBCb3JhcyAgICA=&num=7 "We learned from [ Alex Rodriguez ], when Seattle tried to trade him during his last year [that] it was a very difficult thing to do, ... If your team is remotely in the race you're better off keeping the player because clubs aren't going to give up much for a short, two-month stay. - Scott Boras Quotes")
