The Alex Rodriguez-Yankees soap opera continued on Thursday, culminating in A-Rod again declaring he was ready to play but, since he is just "an employee," that he would accept the Yankees' plan to have him start a rehab assignment August 1.
If all goes according to plan with the quad and if he is not suspended in the interim, A-Rod could return to the Yankees soon after August 1, according to an ESPN.com report.
Via ESPN.com