In all honesty, the fantasy impact probably is not equal to the media impact that this story is having. Even though the third base position isn't running rampant with high-end talent, Rodriguez has appeared long past his prime and was not likely to be a particularly profitable fantasy option this season anyway. Not only had his health begun to deteriorate (he's failed to play in 150 games since 2007), but his production was alson on a steady decline (his OPS has dropped each year since 2007 and was below .800 in 2012 and 2013).
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With all of that said, his absence diminishes the crop of rosterable options -- particularly at third base, and to a lesser extent, corner infield -- in deep leagues and will further challenge those participants to field productive players from top to bottom.
Rodriguez intends to fight the ruling in federal court, but fantasy owners should go ahead and remove him from their 2014 plans altogether.
