Yanks Brass Concerned with A-Rod's Off-field Distractions

Greg C. posted 8/27/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com [flag]

From: Jon Heyman : The individual disappointments from the perspective of club decision makers include Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano ("terrible on offense and defense'' this year, according to one AL executive), and doesn't nearly stop there. It even extends to Alex Rodriguez , whose numbers don't look all that disappointing. A-Rod actually possesses the AL's second best OPS at .992 (to Milton ... [link]

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