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[h=1]Alex Rodriguez looks ready to go as Yankees DH[/h] BY
Mark Feinsand
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, February 27, 2016, 11:13 PM
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Chris O'Meara/AP[h=2]Alex Rodriguez arrives in shape to spring training and with better understanding of his DH role.[/h]</figure>
TAMPA — Fans have voiced their positive opinions of Alex Rodriguez virtually every time he’s stepped on the field for batting practice. Saturday, Joe Girardi gave his stamp of approval for A-Rod’s early-spring work.
“He looks like he did last year, to me,” Girardi said. “He looks like he’s ready to go. He’s healthy, he looks strong.”
Last spring, A-Rod was working in the field as well as in the cage, taking reps at third base and the occasional turn at first base as he worked his way back after 18 months away from the game. The Yankees turned him into a full-time DH by the end of May, leaving the veteran to focus exclusively on hitting.
“I think he’s probably a little bit further along at this point than he was last year, but I think he has a better understanding of what it takes to be a DH and what he needs to do,” Girardi said. “We were trying running him out to the field and there were things we were doing last year, I think he got sore at times, just like any normal infielder would, that he doesn’t have to deal with this year.”
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