The New York Yankees made a few adjustment to their team as the trade deadline approached and many others were rumored to be possible trade bait. Alex Rodriguez’s name was mentioned as well but as a possible candidate to be released. A-Rod, whos numbers say he should be a Hall-of-Famer understands it’s a business and is at peace with himself no matter what the Yankees do according TheScore.com.
“I know that the organization has a brighter future today than it did last week, and hopefully I’m part of that equation. But if not, I can accept it very clearly.
“Whatever they do, I’m at peace with myself. I’m one of the luckiest human beings on the planet. I respect everything Cashman’s doing, I trust Hal Steinbrenner’s plan. I forever will be a Yankee fan. I hope I can contribute. I hope I can stay here (through 2017).”
A-Rod, 41, finds himself batting .205 in very limited action this season. With 9 home runs on the season, he’s 4 shy of 700 career homers. The Yankees still owe him $21 million next year which is the last year of his contract.