YANKEES: On Trading A-Rod

Alcoholic: Yankees needs to Trade Arod and make room for Bernie for the last time

I hope the Yankees Trade Arod make room for Bernie. Andy Phillips will have to play third base to replace Arod.

Who cares about Yankees losing Arod with his power on the right side? Arod’s not clutch and chokes in the playoffs anyway

Yankees can scores alot of runs without Arod. Yankees could get more young prospects in return for him.

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My Response: I have to say, I am an A-Rod fan. I enjoy watching him on the Yankees though I cringe every time they throw him a + fastball inside. Something’s wrong with him, he used to be able to turn on that fastball for a double down the left field line.

As for trading A-Rod… are you guys mad? We are a PRIMARILY left-hitting lineup with our big bats (homerun guys) coming from A-Rod, Giambi, Matsui, and Cano. Not only is A-Rod a threat but he is the only right-hander. i don’t care if he isn’t clutch. He carried us into the postseason 2 ago and did fine last season. This isn’t football, you don’t lose 3 in a row because one guy sucks.

As for trading A-Rod and putting Phillips at 3rd… Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Giambi, Matsui, Cano, Posada, Meintkeiwicz, Phillips… I don’t think so. Look at the middle of that lineup… lefty, lefty, lefty, lefty. You gonna stick Posada up in between Giambi and Matsui? or Abreu and Giambi? Posada is good, but that is not the force that the Yankees are looking for. It certainly doesn’t contend with Boston’s lineup when A-Rod is taken out.

As for signing Doug… he is a veteran with an awesome glove who signed a 1-year contract at a cheap price for the Yankees. Wait till the free agent market has a few promising 1st baseman and then we will see the value of signing Doug for 1 year.