From Kat O'Brien:

"I opted out simply because, let me preface it by saying it was a mistake," Rodriguez said. "I was pretty sure based on the information that I was getting that the Yankees were not interested in my services ... As far as the World Series, that was handled very poorly. My understanding was the letter would not go public until a day or two after the World Series was over. The timing was distasteful and very inappropriate. The whole thing was a mistake; it was a huge debacle." ...

"I was very angry about the whole situation, I was very upset, and I voiced that to [Boras] the one time I talked to him," Rodriguez said.

Peter Abraham has the year by year breakdown of his newly signed contract. It's front and middle loaded, with A-Rod being paid the least at the end.

2008: $27 million
2009: $32 million
2010: $32 million
2011: $31 million
2012: $29 million
2013: $28 million
2014: $25 million
2015: $21 million
2016: $20 million
2017: $20 million

There's also another $10 million in signing bonuses and a potential $30 million in home run milestone bonuses, as previously reported.