03/05: ESPN: A-Rod Out Until May
Posted by: Seamus
Update: No surgery for A-Rod.
ESPN is reporting that Alex Rodriguez is going to have hip surgery and will be out for at least 10 weeks, according to his brother. The injury will keep the Yanks without their third baseman until at least the middle of May.
It's a big blow, but I think the Yankees are still pretty solid without him. Peter Gammons suggested they might look to trade one of their pitching prospects for a solid starting 3B, but that might be a bit drastic. I agree that they probably don't want to go through two months of Cody Ransom at third base, but I don't think they need to do anything major. If the starting pitching turns out anywhere near as good as advertised, they could survive without A-Rod for six weeks of the regular season.
ESPN is reporting that Alex Rodriguez is going to have hip surgery and will be out for at least 10 weeks, according to his brother. The injury will keep the Yanks without their third baseman until at least the middle of May.
It's a big blow, but I think the Yankees are still pretty solid without him. Peter Gammons suggested they might look to trade one of their pitching prospects for a solid starting 3B, but that might be a bit drastic. I agree that they probably don't want to go through two months of Cody Ransom at third base, but I don't think they need to do anything major. If the starting pitching turns out anywhere near as good as advertised, they could survive without A-Rod for six weeks of the regular season.
