<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>A-Rod isn't going anywhere.That's the message agent Scott Boras said he received from New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman in a phone conversation about Alex Rodriguez recently, according to a report on the New York Daily News' Web site."Brian Cashman and I had a discussion and he made it clear that he has no intention of trading Alex," Boras told the Daily News, "and I told him that Alex Rodriguez has a no-trade clause.<u>"There will be no movement of Alex Rodriguez this offseason," Boras said.</u>However, baseball executives are unsure whether Boras' statements are believable, particularly given Rodriguez's postseason struggles and the media scrutiny in New York."There's nothing about playing in New York City that he finds as a negative," Boras told the Daily News.Rodriguez's relationship with manager Joe Torre, who dropped A-Rod to eighth in the lineup during Game 4 of the division series, could be another factor in any decision to trade the third baseman."When there was talk about Joe's situation [as manager], Alex was very supportive," Boras told the Daily News. "That's not an issue. I never heard anything from him about [being offended by the lineups]. I think Alex's position is that when you're a player of his stature, you don't really care where you hit. You want to win."</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Derek Jeter expects Alex Rodriguez to remain with the Yankees next season, saying there was no need to discuss A-Rod's dismal performance during New York's first-round loss to the Detroit Tigers.Back from his first European vacation, the Yankees' captain wouldn't say whether he lobbied for owner George Steinbrenner to bring manager Joe Torre back for a 12th season. Torre dropped Rodriguez to eighth in the batting order in the fourth and final game against Detroit -- the lowest A-Rod has hit in 10 years."I don't have anything to do with that. So I don't see why I would have to meet with him," Jeter said Wednesday. "From what I understand, I haven't heard that there's any air that needs to be cleared between them. I'm not speaking on his behalf or Mr. T's behalf, but it's not anything that I've heard."Rodriguez hit .071 (1-for-14) against Detroit and is 4-for-41 (.098) without an RBI in his last 12 postseason games dating to 2004. His relationship with some teammates appeared to be strained at times during the season. Jason Giambi was quoted in Sports Illustrated as telling Torre: "It's time to stop coddling him.""Do I expect him to be back? Yeah, why wouldn't I expect him to be back?" Jeter said about A-Rod after receiving the Hank Aaron Award at the World Series. "You never sit around trying to figure out with our organization, but Alex has what? -- a few more years left on his deal -- so, yeah, I would expect him to be back."After deducting the money it receives from Texas, New York owes Rodriguez $66.6 million over the final four years of his record $252 million, 10-year contract. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman repeatedly has said he has no intention of trading the two-time AL MVP.Jeter said he's spoken with Rodriguez -- briefly -- since the Yankees were eliminated."You support him. Everyone supports all your teammate at all times," said Jeter, wearing a blue pinstriped suit. "I don't really know if there's anything else I can do."Jeter doesn't sense any tension in the Yankees' clubhouse, where the constant focus is on winning the World Series -- which New York has not done since 2000."Everyone tries to assume what's going on in the clubhouse," he said, "what people think they know and what they think people are doing. They have no idea. But no, I don't see any tension."</div>
