Arod's Plea Deal

With lawyers aware of what the MLB has against Alex Rodriguez and his steroid use, reports are saying that they are working on a possible plea deal to try and reduce a looming drug suspension. The NY Daily News reports that a 150-game suspension might be the best that could be expected for Arod. Sources also told the Daily News that after his meeting with MLB ended on Friday, he was "clearly shaken" and with with union repos to discuss what had been outlined. Arod then failed to show up at the Yankee complex for his rehab assignment.

It is believed that baseball has strong evidence, including testimony from Biogenises' Anthony Bosch. A source said that rather than going for the entire career, a long suspension may be the target of the league.

"Among the drugs Rodriguez may have acquired, according to published accounts of Bosch’s records, are testosterone cream; IGF-1, a banned substance in baseball that stimulates insulin production and muscle growth; “troches,” a type of drug lozenge that includes 15% testosterone; pink cream, which Bosch wrote is a complex formula that also includes testosterone and growth hormone; and “Sub-Q,” referred to a mixture of HGH, IGF-1 and other drugs. Bosch is sure to have been discussing those records with MLB."

Personally, this is far less disappointing than the Braun situation. Arod played through the steroid era and it comes as no surprise he participated in this, especially since the signs have pointed to it for years. When he came up, he had all the talent to be a hall of fame player. But he got greedy, and now he may never get in, because of the decisions he made.

Nothing like steroid talk to be a topic at yet another All-Star Game.