The New York Yankees are used to the limelight and the attention that comes with being the preeminent baseball franchise and they have handled their time in the spotlight with great success, especially with the handling of Derek Jeter’s retirement tour, but the franchise faces a whole new animal when Alex Rodriguez is reinstated after the World Series.
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For the second year in a row the Yankees aren’t in the playoffs so the franchise will have extra time on their hands as they prepare for the Hot Stove season and how they will shape their roster moving forward.
With three years and $61 million left on his deal, we know Rodriguez will be on the team in some fashion, so how will manager Joe Girardi and his players welcome him back?
"“I think our players will handle it fine,” Girardi said. “The first couple of days of spring training, there will be more attention, and that will die down. That will die down. Something else will happen in sports that will help it die down. That’s the nature of sports, too. Something is going to happen so the focus will be off of him again.”"
The beginning of spring training is going to be a circus when Rodriguuz shows up in Tampa, but do you agree with Girardi’s take that it will die down when another sports story takes over?
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