jon abbey said:
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal6m
Can confirm reports from @Joelsherman1 and @NYDNsports: MLB and Yankees rejected meetings with A-Rod camp. Barring last-minute change…
...baseball plans to suspend A-Rod for at least this season and next. He has told friends he will appeal and “fight to the end.”
If true it seems MLB is backing down. Before it was a lifetime ban which could be negotiated down to a 200+ suspension, now its a 200+ suspension that is or was open to negotiation.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/mlb-talking-ready-ban-a-rod-latest-outburst-article-1.1416810?localLinksEnabled=false
Alex Rodriguez just talked himself out of a possible settlement with Major League Baseball and faces a 214-game suspension to be handed down on Monday, the Daily News has learned
There is certainly less risk for Arod to appeal and lose a 214 game suspension than a lifetime ban.