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Alex Rodriguez Injury: Yankees Offense Will Easily Survive Loss of Superstar

first glance it might seem like losing Alex Rodriguez would have a major impact on the New York Yankees offense. It won't. The Bronx Bombers will keep on slugging while the third baseman sits out with a fractured left hand.

Rodriguez has reached a point in his career where the expected and actual production don't match up. Based on name recognition alone he's still thought of as an elite hitter, but the numbers simply don't bear that out in his 19th season.

He's hitting just .276 with 15 home runs and 44 runs batted in through 94 games. His .806 OPS is lower than it has been in any season since 1995 when Rodriguez played only 48 games.



In other words, he's not the dominant force he once was at the plate. Instead of being ...

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