Now that Giambi has inquired about Torre's contract, it might entice George Steinbrenner, the Yankees' principal owner, to finally announce it publicly.
But Mr. Zwilling said yesterday that even if there was no cost to the archdiocese in the next contract, it might be liable down the road.
The PCS argued that, with the winning bidder given a nine-year contract, it might garner so much expertise in that time that no other private sector consortium would be able to win a subsequent pitch process against the incumbent team.
"At the end of last season I told one or two of the boys, including Joe, that although they were under contract it might be in their best interests to consider moving on," McGhee told the club website.
Some of the money meant for the 2017 fiscal year has already been allocated to specific contracts, so it might not be able to be withdrawn, according to a person familiar with the effort.
This fracturing denies economies of scale, and creates a need to paper over the cracks between the regional franchises by means of complicated contracts – or it might be simpler to think of that paper as taking the form of cheques paid to accountants and lawyers.
The grand slam was was not as bad a contract as it might appear, since when a grand slam fails, a small slam will often fail also.
The ink isn't even on the contract yet, it might pay off eventually and, besides, there is still time for someone to snatch the title before 2016 sets in.
