USA Today is reporting A-Rod won't be facing a suspension but instead a lifetime ban now that he's pulled out of all negotiations with MLB. Also confirms earlier speculation that he was indeed the person who tried to bribe the clinic owner to get all his documents pulled and destroyed.
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/7/2...eal/in/4314783
According to Peter Gammons, the choice was between the Red Sox and Os for the trade deal. Brewers took the Os deal.