Alex Rodriguez has had a number of missteps since the Yankees acquired him in 2004.

His best season came in 2009 when he performed well in the playoffs as New York won the World Series over the Phillies.

"Privately, the Yankees are thrilled with this latest mess," Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes.

"For if the allegations first made [Tuesday] in the Miami New Times that detail Rodriguez purchasing banned performance enhancers from 2009-12 turn out to be accurate — or worse — then a portal has been opened for the Yankees to accomplish a goal as large as winning the 2013 World Series because of what it means to their present and near future: Severing ties with Rodriguez and saving as much of the $114 million they owe him over the next five years as possible."

The reality is that the Yankees will need a miracle to void Rodriguez's contract.