Why would he stay in New York? To watch his career die? I think that Boras and Cashman will get together and make some sort of deal that will save face. A-Rod may have a no-trade clause, but he is smart enough to see that he'll never achieve the greatness its clear he desires as long as he stays in New York. So they'll chip away at his resolve and get him to go to a second-tier city - Chicago maybe - and play with slightly less of a critical lens upon him.