New York's Alex Rodriguez reacts after hitting a two-run double during Saturday's game against Toronto at Yankee Stadium.

New York ? Agent Scott Boras says he hasn’t had talks with any of the possible bidders for the Chicago Cubs about Alex Rodriguez, denying a report on New York Magazine’s Web site.

Rodriguez can opt out of the final three years of his contract with the New York Yankees, which calls for him to receive $27 million in each of the next three seasons.

“A source with knowledge of the situation says Boras knows which group is most likely to be awarded the team,” New York Magazine reported on its Web site this weekend. “The source says Boras has already been in touch with that group about the possibility of a contract that could reach $30 million a year over the next 10 years while deferring a certain portion of money toward an eventual stake in the franchise.”

John Canning, chairman of private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, is thought to be a favorite to buy the team from Tribune Co., which is in the process of being purchased by an entity controlled by real estate investor Sam Zell. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban submitted an application to examine the Cubs’ finances.

Speaking before Sunday’s 7-5 win over Toronto, Rodriguez said the report was “nonsense,” as far as he knew.

“Great players with great demand create great rumors,” Boras said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. “While I would enjoy having lunch with Mark Cuban and Canning, at this point of the year that conversation would not include Alex Rodriguez. I have not talked to anyone.”

Boras also pointed out that it would violate major-league rules for a player to have equity or potential equity in a franchise.