Astros owner on CSN Houston impasse: ‘We will not blink’ By Ronald Blum The Associated Press NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Astros combined — a lot more. And he won’t even play the first half of the season, if at all. A-Rod’s $29 million salary tops the major leagues for the 13th straight season, according to a study of major league contracts by The Associated Press. Rodriguez’s Yankees are on track to have the highest payroll on opening day for the 15th straight year, climbing above the Los Angeles Dodgers to a projected $228 million with this week’s acquisition of Vernon Wells. [...]