BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez on Friday strongly denied a report that he implicated fellow players, including New York Yankees teammate Francisco Cervelli, as PED users to a website back in January.

"It's not true," Rodriguez said.

He made the comment to a throng of media in the Yankees' dugout Friday night in regard to a "60 Minutes" story that someone in his "inner circle" had leaked the names of Cervelli and Ryan Braun, who both had been redacted from the original Miami New Times story about the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, to Yahoo! Sports. Rodriguez said he had spoken to Cervelli, currently serving a 50-game suspension for his involvement with the clinic and on the disabled list with a broken hand, to clear up the matter.

"We had a positive conversation," Rodriguez said. "He understands it's not true. We're on the same page."

Rodriguez also implied the story was just the latest in a series of leaks designed to further tarnish his image as he moves forward with his appeal of the 211-game suspension handed down by MLB commissioner Bud Selig on Aug. 5.

"We're all going to have to get ready for a bumpy road," Rodriguez said. "It's going to get bigger every day. I would expect bigger and bigger stories to come out every day. It's frustrating that it's coming out one drip at a time. You wish all of this could be done in a confidentiality manner like the collective bargaining agreement says it should, but that's not the case. We're going to have to deal with it. When I have the right platform at the right time and the time is appropriate -- which is not now -- I will tell my full story."

When asked who he believed was behind the alleged leaks, Rodriguez said, "I have no idea."

A source close to Rodriguez told ESPNNewYork.com that the slugger was considering taking action against CBS and "60 Minutes."

"They're going to get sued," the source said. "Call him whatever you want, stupid, but Alex is not a rat."

Asked by ESPNNewYork.com after his 4½-minute news conference whether he was considering a lawsuit, Rodriguez said, "I'm done talking about this."

Follow-up questions were prohibited by a member of the Yankees' PR staff. And asked about the allegation that a member of Rodriguez's "inner circle" had leaked the information, a source who has been a confidant of Rodriguez told ESPNNewYork.com, "He has a lot of inner circles."