A-Rod's lawyer: "We're focusing on an appeal"

Any day, at any moment, Major League Baseball is expected to hand down it's suspension on Alex Rodriguez that could range anywhere from 50 games, to a possible lifetime ban from professional baseball.

Rodriguez's lawyer, David Cornwell, said on ESPN Radio on Monday that they are preparing to appeal any suspension from MLB. "My expectation is that we'll be working toward an appeal," said Cornwell.

Cornwell was on The Michael Kay Show on ESPN New York 98.7 FM, talking to fill-in host Stephen A. Smith. Though he asked Cornwell an array of questions, not many answers were given.

The New York Daily News reported on Sunday that MLB has offered a deal to A-Rod that, if accepted, would keep Rodriguez off the field for the rest of this season and all of the 2014 season. If rejected, which is what Cornwell gave the impression is happening, then MLB would likely seek a lifetime ban.

The reports also say the MLB is "armed with voluminous evidence they believe would warrant lifetime banishment.", so the idea of fighting any suspension sounds like a waste of time to any outsider that isn't within the A-Rod camp.

But for the time being, A-Rod is in Tampa and is scheduled to play in a simulated game or minor league rehab assignment on Thursday, followed by a five-game rehab that would put him on tap to return to the Yankees on August 6th at the White Sox.

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