Jay Z’s Top Roc Nation Sports Signee Wants Ridiculous $300 Million Pay Day

Roc Nation Sports CEO Jay Z wants his clients to gain every last penny and then some from their teams as reports claim his company’s introductory signee Robinson Cano is seeking a $300 million-plus deal from the New York Yankees.

 

 

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According to reports, the Roc Nation Sports stud wants a mega ten-year offer from interested clubs including the Bronx Bombers.

The New York Yankees’ playoff hopes came to an end on Wednesday, which means they will be sitting at home in October for just the second time in 19 years. The focus now shifts to the status of free-agent-to-be Robinson Cano, and it should come as no surprise that the Yankees ownership will have to empty its pockets in order to keep him. According to SportsCenter on Twitter, ESPN’s Buster Olney is reporting that the All-Star second baseman is looking for a 10-year contract that will pay him a total of $305 million. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal confirmed Olney’s report, saying he’d heard similar figures being tossed around. (Bleacher Report)

Some sports writers cite Cano’s relationship with Jay Z and their new business arrangement as giving him leverage to get a deal done.

As for those convinced Cano won’t see as much money because he’s Jay-Z’s first baseball client with Roc Nation Sports: C’mon. Jay-Z is an expert at making money, for one thing. For another, do you really think Jay-Z is going to just go in and sign whatever idiotic contract some team puts in front of him without running it by an army of advisers and lawyers? Cano plays every day at a premium defensive position and is one of the Top 10 or so best hitters in the game. He’s an extremely valuable player and he’s about to be an extremely rich one. Maybe he won’t get the full $305 million he’s reportedly seeking, but he’ll get paid. (USA Today)