, ▁and ▁c ash ▁consider ations . ▁However , ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁Play ers ▁Association ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁deal ▁because ▁it ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁reduction ▁in ▁sal ary ▁by ▁Rod rig uez . ▁Despite ▁the ▁failed ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁So x , ▁the ▁R angers ▁named ▁him ▁team ▁captain ▁during ▁that ▁off - season . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁ ▁Yan ke es ▁third ▁bas eman ▁A aron ▁Bo one ▁suffered ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁while ▁playing ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁pick up ▁basketball ▁that ▁s idel ined ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season , ▁creating ▁a ▁hole ▁at ▁third ▁base . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁R angers ▁trad ed ▁Rod rig uez ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁for ▁second ▁bas eman ▁Alfonso ▁Sor iano ▁and ▁a ▁player ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁later ▁( Jo aqu ín ▁Á rias ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁R angers ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 ). ▁The ▁R angers ▁also ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 6 7   mill ion ▁of ▁the ▁$ 1 7 9   mill ion ▁left ▁on ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁contract . ▁Rod rig uez ▁agreed ▁to ▁switch ▁positions ▁from ▁short stop ▁to ▁third ▁base , ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁trade , ▁because ▁the ▁popular ▁D erek ▁J eter ▁was ▁already ▁ent rench ed ▁at ▁short stop . ▁Rod rig uez ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁switch ▁uniform ▁numbers , ▁from ▁