You answered your own question.

He fought because he had nothing to lose, other than lawyer's fees. His career is over either way, right?:

"There’s no way he’ll ever play for the Yankees again. The team’s hierarchy would just as soon buy out the remainder of Rodriguez’s contract than allow him back in the clubhouse. Rodriguez’s teammates are long past the fatigue factor with his controversies. Don’t think for a minute they wanted him to show up in Tampa this month."


I think they'll buy him out.


"So where does A-Rod land in 2015? Finishing out his days with another team is a long shot at best. No owner would risk Selig’s wrath by signing the most hated man in the game’s modern history. Selig used his own scorched-earth policy to finish off Rodriguez, making it clear what happens to his enemies."


Well, Selig won't be commissioner anymore, but it's a lovely thought. The ex-commissioner doling out justice, deciding who gets to play major league baseball. Selig should return all his career earnings and live out the rest of his days on a park bench.

As for a MLB team's willingness to sign ARod, they probably question ARod's ability to produce.


"That’s Selig’s enduring legacy, proving he’d go to any lengths to wipe out PEDs. Rodriguez’s camp never got over the shock of discovering that Selig was even tougher and more ruthless than the slugger himself. And that sent a chilling message, not only to A-Rod, but anyone else considering using performance enhancers."

This is a misinterpretation of reality.


"But that’s not to say Selig’s victory was complete. It is not. The truth is, Rodriguez would’ve never been caught had it not been for a disgruntled employee at Biogenesis. Had Anthony Bosch not been hard up for cash and paid his workers in a timely fashion, incriminating documents — the ones that cemented A-Rod’s guilt as a drug user — never would have ended up at the Miami New Times.

Rodriguez claimed — rightfully — that he never failed a drug test between 2009 and 2012, when he was involved with Bosch. It’s a fact that sends its own warning to the commissioner’s office. The sport administered thousands of random drug tests in 2013 and was unable to unearth a single positive result."

The owners and commissioner sure cashed in.

While Selig uses a $100 bill to light a retirement cigar, he has a quick retort to Klapsch's claim: "You don't think MLB's drug use has unearthed any positive results? Have you seen my bank account lately?"