A lot of Alex Rodriguez's numbers were down last season. And as Wallace Matthews points out, "the most staggering number is this: Against left-handed pitching, Rodriguez hit just .217 in 2010, with just six home runs."
Is Alex Rodriguez Primed For Rebound Season In 2011?
↵That’s just not going to happen again. Oddly (to me, anyway) neither the PECOTA projections nor the Marcels show A-Rod bumping his batting average up much. But both do suggest that he’ll continue to be highly productive, and PECOTA even has him as the fifth-most valuable hitter in the majors.
↵Rodriguez is obviously in the decline phase of his career. But to the extent that he’s healthy, he’s still an outstanding player.
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