2012 Alex Rodriguez Performance Thread

[MoVaughnEatsAlot]

You mean the home run record? Does anyone even care about that any more?

I was excited about it when I thought he was clean, but that ship has sailed.

Yeah unfortunately it won't be all that grandiose if he does end up breaking it, they'll be some fanfare, but it won't be nearly as huge of a party as we thought it would be 4 years ago.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when he breaks Mays record next year, see what kind of reaction that garners.

[ChinMusic]

You mean the home run record? Does anyone even care about that any more?

I was excited about it when I thought he was clean, but that ship has sailed.

I want him to get it during this contract so that he doesnt have that leverage to get another deal after 2017. Thing is, he has to average 23 HR per year to get it on this deal, which Im not sure he can do, even if he stays healthy.

[YankeeFan1421]

I want him to get it during this contract so that he doesnt have that leverage to get another deal after 2017. Thing is, he has to average 23 HR per year to get it on this deal, which Im not sure he can do, even if he stays healthy.

Get another deal? There is no way A-Rod is getting any deal of any significance after 2017.

[sweet_lou_14]

Get another deal? There is no way A-Rod is getting any deal of any significance after 2017.

The only deal he'll be getting is at the hold 'em tables in Vegas.

[sjb23]

from the "who'd a-thunk-it club":

Russell Martin has one more homer (19 vs. 18) than A-Rod with 40 less ABs.....Raul Ibanez has the same total as A-Rod with 77 less ABs....

Imagine if A-Rod, Cano and Teixeira can all get hot in October?
#28 should be there for the taking.....

[JfromJersey]

Right now Alex looks lost up there. At this point in the season there is cause for concern. Even mediocre pitchers aren't afraid to challenge him now.

[eaganmafia]

Nothing worse in sports then watching a star fade.

[Yankee Fan in Boston]

Nothing worse in sports then watching a star fade.

How about watching a star fade and knowing he still has five exorbitant years left on his contract?

[ChinMusic]

Get another deal? There is no way A-Rod is getting any deal of any significance after 2017.

He will if he is say 10 HRs from the record after 2017. They were willing to give him 6 million bonus for tying the record and another 6 for breaking the record. So I could see him getting 17+ million for one year in 2018, if he has any kind of productivity in 2017. And of course he also gets the obligatory player option for 2019 thrown in.

[Jax Teller]

296ABs he's now sporting a .721 OPS against RHP

.912 against LHP in 142AB

Good to know that he's hitting like a $30Million platoon player this year

[NelsonMuntz]

Yeah but he's a "presence" in the lineup.

/sarcasm, just in case it wasn't obvious.

[ThePinStripes]

from the "who'd a-thunk-it club":

Russell Martin has one more homer (19 vs. 18) than A-Rod with 40 less ABs.....Raul Ibanez has the same total as A-Rod with 77 less ABs....

Imagine if A-Rod, Cano and Teixeira can all get hot in October?
#28 should be there for the taking.....

There is no reason to think Arod and to a lesser extent Teixeira will ever be feared hitters again. They're have their streaks, like any other player, but their .300/35HR days are long long gone.

[sweet_lou_14]

If I'm an opposing pitcher trying to navigate this lineup, I go right after A-Rod and dare him to hit my fastball. He probably won't.

[Young Steinbrenner]

You mean the home run record? Does anyone even care about that any more?

I was excited about it when I thought he was clean, but that ship has sailed.

I still care about it

tainted or not, it's still impressive

[justtxyank]

He will if he is say 10 HRs from the record after 2017. They were willing to give him 6 million bonus for tying the record and another 6 for breaking the record. So I could see him getting 17+ million for one year in 2018, if he has any kind of productivity in 2017. And of course he also gets the obligatory player option for 2019 thrown in.

He is an admitted, busted steroid user in an era where the backlash against the cheaters is still fresh and heated. On top of that he was a polarizing figure even before that. If he can't break the record on his current contract it means he'll be a broken down, total shell of himself that likely can't stay healthy or hit for any power. No one is going to sign him because nobody is going to care about him holding the record.

[ZIM 2002]

Given the way he has been playing, I suspect there will be no way he breaks the home run record, so we won't have to worry about any of this.

[jcarey]

I'm more worried about him breaking his hip.

[Young Steinbrenner]

is it possible he simply cannot hit home runs anymore?

its sad

[Jax Teller]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/...GzixlzlBSFCLcF

God these righty/lefty splits are putrid.

OPS almost 200 points lower against RHP, Slugging over 100 points lower, OBP almost 80 points lower...

[YankeeFan1421]

He will if he is say 10 HRs from the record after 2017. They were willing to give him 6 million bonus for tying the record and another 6 for breaking the record. So I could see him getting 17+ million for one year in 2018, if he has any kind of productivity in 2017. And of course he also gets the obligatory player option for 2019 thrown in.

No way. Not a chance he'll get anything like that from the Yankees. Even if he stabilized where he is right now in terms of production, which is highly unlikely, he wouldn't get that for one year.

Few care at all about the home run record anymore. There is no way it's worth $17 million to the Yankees to have Arod, and all his baggage, do it in pinstripes.

Granted, we're talking about five years from now and the landscape on all sorts of things could be very different, but I don't see any possible way he's given that kind of money ever again, even if for one year.

[teknetic]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/84...-salary-buyout

Accepting blame for his failure to produce at the plate or play capable defense at shortstop and second base, the Twins said Nishioka waived his right to his $3 million salary for the 2013 season and a $250,000 buyout.

Dear Alex, please follow.

[Young Steinbrenner]

A-Rod should bat 2nd

[ojo]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/84...-salary-buyout



Dear Alex, please follow.

yeah, it's a different kind of pride in the far east though..

[YankeeFan1421]

yeah, it's a different kind of pride in the far east though..

Yeah, remember when Matsui broke his hand diving for a play and he apologized to his teammates for letting them down?

[The_Man_With_No_Plan]

It's weird how good he looked after the injury and how bad he looks now. I just hope he gets hot again for the playoffs.