Height/Weight: 6-3/228
| Birthdate: 07/27/1975
| Birthplace: New York, NY
| Bats/Throws: R/R
| Team: New York
| College: No College
| MLB Experience: 19
| Salary: $30,000,000
| Owned/Started%: 100/97 | Average Draft Position: 68.79
Adjustment for A-Rod pays off: The New York Post reports that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has made adjustments to his batting stance, and he credits his strong performance on Wednesday against the Royals to the changes. Rodriguez told reporters after Tuesday's win, "I feel like I’m about to go off.," after widening his stance and shortening his leg kick in his last at-bat in the game. He carried the changes over into batting practice on Wednesday and into the subsequent contest, in which he went 2 for 4 with a pair of homers and three RBI. (Updated 05/24/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Time will tell if Rodriguez's tweaked stance will translate into better production. He had been hitting flyballs at a much lower rate this season, which had led to fewer extra-base hits. It's a trend to watch in the coming days and weeks. Even if A-Rod's power spike is short-lived, he still has enough power that he is worth starting in nearly all formats. (Updated 05/24/2012).
05/25/2012 00:39 Pujols blasts 450th career HR, Haren fans career-high 14 in shutout
Albert Pujols had three hits, including the 450th home run of his career Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 in tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels won their third straight with a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
05/23/2012 23:32 A-Rod, Pettitte lead Yanks past Royals
Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals 8-3.
05/22/2012 22:01 Cano, Jeter lift Yankees over Royals
Robinson Cano homered, Phil Hughes beat Kansas City for the second time this month and the New York Yankees - still looking to bust out with the bats - eked out a 3-2 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night.
The last four seasons for Alex Rodriguez have been marred by injuries and decline, and that was never more true than in 2011. Rodriguez appeared in just 99 games, and he failed to hit as many as 30 home runs for the first time since 1997, going yard only 16 times. A-Rod's struggles were especially acute after he returned from midseason knee surgery, batting .191 with three home runs over his final 19 games of the year. He has made efforts this offseason to improve his performance and durability, revamping his workout routine and receiving an experimental treatment on his right knee and left shoulder in Germany. Rodriguez is only two years removed from having very good power numbers, but given his penchant for injury and missed playing time, the time has passed for considering him as an elite option. Look to draft Rodriguez within the first six rounds in standard mixed league formats. (Updated 2/9/12)
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