As controversial as his career has been, New York Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez has long been one of baseballs most feared hitters, as even at the age of 40, in 2015, Rodriguez put fear in opposing pitchers, having a strong bounce back year hitting in the 3-hole for most of the season. To begin 2016, Rodriguez is back in the 3-hole, but looking more like the hitter that struggled to the finish line than the one who launched 33 home runs, and helped carry the Yankees to a brief postseason return.
More from Editorials/Analysis
Rodriguez, who has been around baseball long enough to know that it is a game of streaks, is not concerned about his, or the teams, slow start:
Yeah, it’s perspective.