Alex Rodriguez probably had the most famous, or notorious, opt-out of all time, the one he triggered after the seventh season of his 10-year, $252-million contract he had signed with the Rangers. The opt-out news broke during the 2007 World Series. Some members of the Yankee hierarchy — Rodriguez had just won his second MVP in pinstripes — were willing to let him leave, but he ended up with a new 10-year, $275-million deal to stay a Yankee.