They had tried to lure Jeff Shaw to Los Angeles to be the closer, but Shaw, a free agent, opted to retire instead.
"The off-season last year was rocky for us and obviously for me personally," said Bryant, who can terminate his contract next summer and become a free agent, opt out after the 2009-10 seasor, or let his current deal expire after the 2010-11 season.
For TSA agents, opt-outs are a pain.
The judge ended up delaying his ruling, after receiving more than 500 written submissions, but court documents related to the case show that more than 6,500 authors, publishers and literary agents have opted out of the settlement.
On the advice of his agent, Scott Boras, Rodriguez opted out of his contract during Game 4 of the World Series on Oct. 28.
Faced with a deadline yesterday to decide whether to become a free agent, Johnson opted to remain with the Marlins, even though the team has no manager, no general manager and an owner who is trying to sell the club.
In the 2000 off-season, free agent McGrady opted to leave the Raptors in a sign-and-trade deal worth $67.5 million over six years, while giving a conditional draft pick as part of the agreement to the Orlando Magic, for a first-round draft pick.
I argue that if the design of an arrangement affects trading outcomes, then rational, strategically-acting agents will opt for the arrangement that facilitates trading and leads to price discovery.
Alex Rodriguez let his agent opt out for him, right during the World Series.
The Mets passed up Vladimir Guerrero as a free agent this winter, opting instead for Spencer and Garcia.
