Angels first baseman Albert Pujols became the 32nd player in major league history to get 3,000 hits when he singled to right field in the fifth inning against Mariners pitcher Mike Leake on Friday.
"The game is being appraised and rewarded differently," said Rodriguez, who was in Anaheim for ESPN's Sunday night Angels-Yankees telecast. "People are talking less about hits, RBIs and runs scored and more about home runs, strikeouts, walks and launch angles. So, for that reason, it will be hard to find more of that combination of power and contact."
"But everybody knows. It's like the elephant in the room.