Bill Madden's reliable sources.

It sure looks likely that ARod will never again play for the Yankees, though I'd have bet against it a few weeks ago.

My favorite part is the side comment that Cervelli will get 50 games.  Because here's yet another steroid cheat playing for the Yankees and nobody really cares:

"If Rodriguez and his representatives reject a deal, the embattled superstar's suspension could be announced as early as late Monday or Tuesday. A source close to Rodriguez says the player is sticking to his story that he has done nothing wrong and is unwilling to cut a deal.

'If there is a suspension,' the source said, 'he will fight it.'

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."

My question is whether or not the arbitrator has to decide all or nothing. 

If it's an all-or-nothing proposition, as crazy as it sounds, ARod still has a chance.

A reasonable person can wonder why everyone else gets a penalty of 50 games and $500,000 while ARod gets 700 games and $100 million.

O.J. Simpson was found civilly liable for the murder of two people.  His fine was $25 million.