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Not really. Cashman's being Cashman; he's not going to overplay his hand. If he stays, that's one less thing to worry about, if he goes, he'll find an option to replace him.

For those of us slow to catch on, exactly what do those seven innocuous words communicate?

~~~For those of us slow to catch on, exactly what do those seven innocuous words communicate?~~~

To me, it says "If he wants to leave, he's gone."

"If he wants to leave, he's gone."

ummm....obviously.

The Yankees can't do a damn thing about his option. If Arod chooses to opt out, well then he chose to opt out and the Yankees will have to scramble to find a third basemen....the free agents next season aren't pretty for that position.

~~If Arod chooses to opt out, well then he chose to opt out and the Yankees will have to scramble to find a third basemen~~

There is a fairly easy solution. The Yankees could just move Jeter over to 3B and put Gonzalez at SS. If at the same time, they acquired a real hitter for 1B (Adam Dunn?) the dropoff would not be that extreme given the defensive improvement at SS. They could even move Abreu to 1B and get a RF.

Even with an opt-out, they did the right thing in not trading ARod this off-season. ARod's 2007 alone will probably be worth more than a few years of Figgins and Ervin Santana.

~~~The Yankees can't do a damn thing about his option. If Arod chooses to opt out, well then he chose to opt out and the Yankees will have to scramble to find a third basemen~~~

That's the thing here for me. Cashman is not saying we hope he doesn't go, or, if he wants to go we're going to try and change his mind, etc.

He's saying, if he goes, he goes, and we'll deal with it.

There's no sadness over the chance that he might go, IMHO - and, that says something.

That's the thing here for me. Cashman is not saying we hope he doesn't go, or, if he wants to go we're going to try and change his mind, etc.
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And why should he? Cashman's actions speaks louder than his words. Boras is trying to bait him, and he's not taking it.

~~~There's no sadness over the chance that he might go, IMHO - and, that says something.~~~

That makes absolutely no sense. It is February,they have not played a single game. Alex has not indicated anything, why in the world would Cashman say anything now?

All off season, when Cashman called another GM a scavenger, said Alex is not going anywhere, we will win and we will win with him, it was dismissed as trying get leverage with other teams. Now he says nothing and he is still trying to get rid of the guy? Or indifferent to his possible leaving?

Apparently, Cashman is forever playing verbal roulette. But when it comes to AROD it is always about showing him the door. Good to know.

I did not say it was about showing him the door - but, that is was about not caring if he chose to walk out the door on his own.

FWIW, it's all just opinion on my part. Take it for what it's worth to you.