Alex Rodriguez suspended for 2014

The Yankee's Alex Rodriguez will be suspended for the entire 2014 season, and the postseason if New York qualifies. Rodriguez originally received a 211-game suspension back in August, which would have put him out for the rest of 2013 and all of 2014. He appealed the suspension, and ended up playing for the rest of the season, where the Yankees fell short of the playoffs. A-rod, who was due to earn 25 million in 2014(plus bonuses for milestone home runs), will not be payed during the suspension, which opens up a lot of money for the Yankees. Now they can seriously compete for Masahiro Tanaka, or some of the other pitchers left on the market such as Ubaldo Jimenez, Bronson Arroyo, Matt Garza, Ervin Santana, or Johan Santana. They can also get more relief pitching as insurance if David Robertson struggles closing out games. Andrew Bailey, Joel Hanrahan, Fernando Rodney, and Grant Balfour are some notable closers left on the market. But with Rodriguez gone, that weakens an offense even more that has already lost Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson. The market for third basemen isn't that great, with Michael Young being the best free agent left at that position.