Reports: A-Rod could sit out rest of '13, all of '14

Ready for your daily dose of Alex Rodriguez? Well, here we go. The New York Daily News is reporting that Major League Baseball has offered A-Rod a deal to sit the rest of this season and the entire 2014 as a suspension for his involvement in the biogenesis scandal.

Accepting this deal would be against the alternative, which is a lifetime ban that MLB would dish out if A-Rod denies to take the suspension. If he rejects, MLB is expected to announce a suspension as soon as late Monday or Tuesday.

"If there is a suspension," says a source close to A-Rod, "he will fight it."

Why wouldn't he fight it? It's what he does. But from a normal fans' standpoint, this would be the biggest waste of time on the planet, considering that the Daily News report also says that MLB is "armed with voluminous evidence they believe would warrant lifetime banishment."

Below is a piece from the news report from the Daily News:

According to a source familiar with the discussions between MLB officials and A-Rod's representatives, if Rodriguez accepted a settlement that would call for him to be suspended for the rest of this year and the entire 2014 season without pay, he would still have a chance to collect the $60 million the Yankees would owe him from 2015 to 2017.

The deal would allow MLB to impose the suspension immediately and avoid arbitration. If Rodriguez declines the deal, commissioner Bud Selig is expected to pursue what would be an historic suspension that would ban the 38-year-old Rodriguez from ever returning to the field.

 Of course saving the money is what the Yankees care about the most, along with the possibility that they wouldn't have to deal with all the drama that A-Rod brings for at least through 2014 season. If that were the case, he would return in 2015 after a two years off, clearly nowhere near a playing condition.

Also to the case, he's still set to make $60 million in three years remaining on his contract after the suspension. Taking the deal that MLB has sent out to him, would still get him the $60 million, while facing a lifetime ban would get him none of the nearly $100 million he's owed through 2017.

Personally, as much as I don't care to see him play again, doesn't it sound smarter to just accept to deal instead of never playing again? It'll be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of days.

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