DIVISIONAL OUTLOOK: AL East—The end of Alex Rodriguez?

New York Yankees

As you may have noticed, there is no shortage of uncertainty surrounding the playing future of Alex Rodriguez (3B, NYY). According to the New York Daily News, Rodriguez will be handed a 214-game suspension today that would keep him out until the 2015 season. Even if Rodriguez appeals, the commissioner may invoke the "best interests of baseball" clause to keep him off the field while the appeal is pending.

Rodriguez claims to be healthy and backed up that claim with a long home run in a rehabilitation game Aug. 2. But given the skills diminution Rodriguez has shown in recent years, his PX crashing back towards league average, his xBA down to .250, owners can probably wait and see whether Rodriguez is able to play while...

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