How big is Alex Rodriguez's contract? Here are some reference points from the baseball world and beyond. Baseball figures are taken from the Blue Ribbon Panel report released earlier this year.
$252 million -- Approximate value of Alex Rodriguez's 10-year contact.
$187 million -- Money spent by former Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush's presidential campaign.
$3.9 million -- Cumulative operating profit by Texas Rangers from 1989 until 1995 -- when George W. Bush was part of the ownership group.
$85-87 million -- Approximate average annual total revenue for Rangers from 1995-99.
$8 million -- Average operating loss for Rangers from 1995-99.
$20 million -- Average payroll of lowest 25 percent of teams payroll-wise in 1999.
18 -- Teams worth less than the value of Rodriguez's contract, according to Forbes magazine.
13 -- Movies that have recorded more in domestic gross than the value of Alex Rodriguez's contract. A-Rod stands right ahead of Batman, which reportedly made $251 million.
40 -- Where Rodriguez would rank in annual income on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list, in the same neighborhood with talk-show diva Rosie O'Donnell and Everybody Loves Raymond producer Phil Rosenthal.
312.5 -- Hours Gen. Colin Powell would have to make speeches, at the rate of $80,000 an hour, to reach A-Rod's annual contract value.
At $25 million a year, A-Rod will make per ...
- Win: $277,777.78 (if the Rangers win 90 next year)
- Game: $154,320.99 (based on 162-game season)
- Hit: $116,279.07 (based on career high of 215)
- At-bat: $36,443.15 (based on career high of 686)