He isn't opting out. He is going to be a soft tissue guy as long as he works himself into being a Goliath and not work on flexibility. He is a top notch hitter, and he will continue to be. But with his recent history, he is a DH alone. His contract is strange. It was incredibly back loaded, so for a lux tax perspective, the Yanks do well. For an actual payout perspective, not so much
Hal sucks