Alex Rodriguez Issues Statement, Wants to Meet Yankees Without Agent Boras

Here's the latest from Alex Rodriguez himself, straight from arod.com.

"After spending time with Cynthia and my family over these last few weeks, it became clear to me that I needed to make an attempt to engage the Yankees regarding my future with the organization.

"Prior to entering into serious negotiations with other clubs, I wanted the opportunity to share my thoughts directly with Yankees' ownership. We know there are other opportunities for us, but Cynthia and I have a foundation with the club that has brought us comfort, stability and happiness.

"As a result, I reached out to the Yankees through mutual friends and conveyed that message."

Sure sounds like the opt-out man wants to stay in the Bronx. And he wants to make his feelings known without superagent Scott Boras in the room.

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Maybe he's come to his senses and realized that setting the all-time home run record as a Yankee will mean more future dollars for this retirement account than if he accomplishes the feat with the Angels, Marlins or even the Red Sox.

Very interesting indeed.