The telecom company had been the top corporate contributor for both 2006, where it ranked second overall to the National Association of Realtors, and 2008, where it ranked third.
But because most clubs continue to overvalue closers against all the evidence (95% of all ninth inning leads result in victories, rendering a top closer a marginal contributor), the Yanks could probably get a nice haul of young talent by dangling Rivera to a contender.