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8/03/2013 06:48:00 PM
Gavin Ewbank
After Friday night's rehab game with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, Alex Rodriguez made a comment that Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees are trying to keep A-Rod off the field, making sure he doesn't get another cent of the $100 million he's still owed.
"I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs," Rodriguez said. "That's a must. I think all the players feel that way. But when all the stuff is going on in the background, and people are finding creative ways to cancel your contract and stuff like that, that's concerning for me, that's concerning for present, and that's concerning for future players as well.
"I will say this: there is more than one party that benefits from me not ever stepping back on the field. That's not my teammates and that's not the Yankee fans."
Those comments didn't sit well with MLB, as today, the New York Daily News has reported that the comments have forced MLB to cease from continuing any negotiating with Rodriguez about a possible settlement.
According to the reports, MLB is ready to announce on Monday a 214-game suspension on the aging third baseman, effectively keeping him off the field for the remainder of this season and all of next season.
Says the Daily News, "Players Association chief Michael Weiner reached out to MLB on behalf of Rodriguez Saturday morning in an attempt to talk settlement but was told that baseball is no longer interested in negotiating with the disgraced third baseman."
Following the attempt to reach out to MLB, along with the comments he made about the Yankees, A-Rod then reached out to the Yankees about a possible settlement on the nearly $100 million remaining on his contract. As you would expect, the Yankees denied to engage in any talks.
It was also reported that during the last round of negotiations with MLB and the Players Union, A-Rod's camp offered to for Rodriguez to sever an 80 to 100 game suspension, then have A-Rod retire, while also getting paid out the remaining money on his contract.
“The only problem with that,” said one source told the Daily News, “is that they wanted him to retire and get paid his remaining contract -- a paid vacation, in other words.”
Follow @GavinEwbank2013 on Twitter for updates.
"I think we all agree that we want to get rid of PEDs," Rodriguez said. "That's a must. I think all the players feel that way. But when all the stuff is going on in the background, and people are finding creative ways to cancel your contract and stuff like that, that's concerning for me, that's concerning for present, and that's concerning for future players as well.
"I will say this: there is more than one party that benefits from me not ever stepping back on the field. That's not my teammates and that's not the Yankee fans."
Those comments didn't sit well with MLB, as today, the New York Daily News has reported that the comments have forced MLB to cease from continuing any negotiating with Rodriguez about a possible settlement.
According to the reports, MLB is ready to announce on Monday a 214-game suspension on the aging third baseman, effectively keeping him off the field for the remainder of this season and all of next season.
Says the Daily News, "Players Association chief Michael Weiner reached out to MLB on behalf of Rodriguez Saturday morning in an attempt to talk settlement but was told that baseball is no longer interested in negotiating with the disgraced third baseman."
Following the attempt to reach out to MLB, along with the comments he made about the Yankees, A-Rod then reached out to the Yankees about a possible settlement on the nearly $100 million remaining on his contract. As you would expect, the Yankees denied to engage in any talks.
It was also reported that during the last round of negotiations with MLB and the Players Union, A-Rod's camp offered to for Rodriguez to sever an 80 to 100 game suspension, then have A-Rod retire, while also getting paid out the remaining money on his contract.
“The only problem with that,” said one source told the Daily News, “is that they wanted him to retire and get paid his remaining contract -- a paid vacation, in other words.”
Follow @GavinEwbank2013 on Twitter for updates.
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