A-ROD ON 'SHORT' LIST OF OPTIONS

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Baseball Today: Tuesday, April 8
Published 4/8/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... that could put him on the disabled list. (New York Post) If he's sidelined, it may mean Alex Rodriguez will return to shortstop (New York Post), though the Daily News' John Harper thinks ...

Now starting at shortstop … Alex Rodriguez?
Published 4/8/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
If Derek Jeter is out for an extended period of time with the quad injury he suffered last night, is it possible that Alex Rodriguez would be moved to shortstop until Jeter returns? New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi didn’t rule it out last night. “It’s something we’ll talk about internally and let [everybody] know,” Girardi said. Good idea? John Harper of the New York Daily News doesn’t think so. Jeter and A-Rod seem ...

Jeter a-hurtin', but Yanks a-winnin'
Published 4/8/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... things. Of course, things can never be perfect. What Jeter's injury will do is test the much-improved bench. The team's shortstop going forward is the question of the day -- we already know Betemit will play today, but with Jason Giambi presumably out (again), we could finally see Morgan Ensberg get a start, or perhaps Shelley Duncan . It's certainly nice to have a deeper bench this year compared to previous seasons. Should Jeter's injury linger, it could be A-Rod at short, writes Mike Puma , but again that will depend on how long the Captain is out. John Harper ...

Would Yanks Use A-Rod To Fill In For Jeter?
Published 4/8/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Via the Post: The Yankees don't want to believe Derek Jeter's strained left quadriceps will cost him more than a few games. But what if they aren't so fortunate? One possibility Joe Girardi didn't rule out last night was moving former shortstop Alex Rodriguez back to his old position. "There's a lot of different scenarios we would talk about as a club," Girardi said after the Yankees beat the Rays 6-1 at the Stadium. "Right now we're just keeping our fingers crossed it won't be too long." Is A-Rod at shortstop among those ...