<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Yankees didn't seem particularly worked up over a magazine story that reported Scott Boras already has discussed contract parameters for Alex Rodriguez with a leading contender to buy the Chicago Cubs. The deal as reported eventually could net A-Rod - who can opt out of his Yankees contract this winter - an ownership stake in the team. A team official said while the Yanks are discounting the validity of the story in New York magazine, they are planning to send a letter to commissioner Bud Selig reminding him that if any such engagement between Boras and a potential Cubs buyer took place, that would automatically disqualify that prospective buyer from purchasing the team. Boras adamantly denied the story. "Great players with great demand create great rumors," he said. "... I have not talked to anyone." -- NY Daily News</div></p> This is something I didn't know. The Daily News makes it sound like if there were talks between Boras and this potential owner, he's not allowed to buy the team. Wonder if this is why Boras is denying the rumors now.</p> -Petey</p>
