A-Rod is happy tell-all book to be permanently benched

Alex Rodriguez — who is already getting enough press for his alleged involvement with performance-enhancing drugs — is happy to know that a long awaited book about the New York Yankees slugger's  life has been shelved by its publisher.

A source told The New York Daily News that A-Rod thinks it's great that a book about him, being written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ben Cramer, will never see the light of day.

Cramer, a noted reporter and journalist, had been working on "The Importance of Being Alex: A Life With the Yankees" for several years before falling ill and dying.

The tell-all book— which sounded like an extensive look at the ballplayer — was slated to be released in April 2014 with new secrets about the controversial player.

While the book is a no-go, A-Rod is a no-show at the team's spring training camp while he recovers from hip surgery. Insiders believe the third baseman's absence is due to the drug allegations and to keep a media circus from disrupting the other players.

New A-Rod Book to Highlight Slugger's Off-Field Exploits

A new book about Alex Rodriguez will reveal secrets about the New York Yankees slugger he "will certainly not like," according to the New York Daily News.

Noted author, Richard Ben Cramer, is penning a tell-all book about the controversial third baseman and will concentrate on his off-field activities.

The book is "under contract' and set to hit stores in 2014-- just in time for A-Rod's anticipated run at a historic 700 home runs.  He will be 39 years old.

The book is titled "The Importance of Being Alex: A Life With the Yankees."

According to the Daily News, the book will cover A-Rod's rocky relationship with Derek Jeter and A-Rod's admission he used steroids.

Don't forget the gambling and his love life chock full of movie starlets.

The Pulitzer Prize winning Cramer said Rodriguez participated in the project and it will cover all aspects of his 18 year career.

There should be a lot of juicy stuff.