2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁marked ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁ 1 0 - year , ▁$ 2 5 2   mill ion ▁contract ▁before ▁he ▁opt ed ▁out ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁ ▁free ▁agent ▁again . ▁Rod rig uez ▁had ▁repeatedly ▁stated ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁remain ▁a ▁Yan kee ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁agent , ▁Scott ▁Bor as , ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁renew ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁cit ing ▁that ▁he ▁" was ▁uns ure ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁composition " ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁sle w ▁of ▁criticism ▁from ▁fans ▁and ▁writers ▁al ike ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁opt ing ▁out , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁not ▁meeting ▁with ▁Yan kee ▁management ▁before ▁he ▁did . ▁He ▁was ▁further ▁critic ized ▁for ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁his ▁announ cement , ▁during ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ning ▁of ▁Game ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Series , ▁as ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁were ▁wrapping ▁up ▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ; ▁even ▁ML B ' s ▁chief ▁operating ▁officer , ▁Bob ▁Du P uy , ▁called ▁it ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁Bor as ▁to ▁" try ▁to ▁put ▁his ▁self ish ▁interests ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁one ▁individual ▁player ▁above ▁the ▁overall ▁good ▁of ▁the ▁game ." ▁ ▁Te amm ate ▁Mar iano