Fantasy Baseball

Alex Rodriguez, or Pay-Rod as Seattle Mariner fans so lovingly dubbed him when he left for Texas to sign the richest deal in baseball history, is worth every penny these days. Seven games into the season and Rodriguez has already hit six home runs.

Although he’s always been a top three pick most years in fantasy baseball, there were leagues this year where Rodriguez didn’t get drafted until late in the first round or early in the second round. If you were one of the lucky ones to draft him that late, that move in itself might win you the championship. With the way this guy is swinging the bat, he looks like he’s the player to have right now.

A lot of fantasy players were scared off by the fact that Rodriguez’s numbers have been trending downward over the last couple seasons. Last season’s total of 35 home runs was the lowest output for the Yankee’s third baseman since 1997. He also wasn’t stealing many bases and his batting average and RBI numbers were down.

The problem with ARod has been confidence. He’s a gentle soul playing under the microscope that is the Big Apple. He’s not made to constantly be in the spotlight. However, now that he’s off to a torrid start, there’s a good chance that this could avalanche into a giant season. Rodriguez has a couple 50+ home run seasons under his belt and early indications are this could be another one.

If you can get Pay-Rod now via trade, he’d be a good buy.